merit badge
Americannoun
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For those in need of a peakbagger merit badge, most scramblers choose to head up Plummer Peak to the west of the saddle, which is where the trail ends.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Instantly recognized by her ghostly, powdered visage, the Tijuana alt-pop renegade Bruses wears her weirdness like a merit badge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
"But PG&E getting a green merit badge after all the destruction they’re doing ... is not palatable."
From Fox News ● Jan. 25, 2022
LUCIE, Fla. — Mickey Callaway, the new Mets manager, zips his team through such brisk workouts that Rob Manfred, the speed-it-up commissioner, just might give him a merit badge.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
“Uh...thanks, but no. I’m sure you need this for some sort of merit badge, but I’m not a damsel in distress.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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