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  "number": 1,
  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "label": "TRUE STORY · SOUTHEAST ASIA · OCT 24, 2026",
  "lines": [
    "As tiny Southeast",
    "Asian snakes roll",
    "to escape, their heads",
    "stay at nearly",
    "the same height."
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    "M",
    "N",
    "A",
    "A",
    "I",
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    "I"
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    3,
    5
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  "seconds": 60,
  "level": "medium",
  "answer": "TklBVE5JQU0=",
  "partOfSpeech": "verb",
  "meaning": "To keep something in its current state or continue doing something consistently",
  "why": "As the body rolls, the head stays at nearly the same height, keeping that height in its current state, which is what {word} means.",
  "image": "/daily/img/2026-10-25.webp",
  "imageAlt": "A doodle snake caught mid-roll on a narrow lab track, its body arching over while its head stays low and level, as two doodle scientists film it.",
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      4.77,
      6.29,
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  "source": {
    "publisher": "ScienceDaily (Toho University release)",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261023023718.htm"
  },
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