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When looking at Mound, Richardson, Lanana, for example, a viewer can focus on how it is divided into three equal parts from left to right, or on its alternating light-and-dark grid of diamonds, or on the smallest, 9-by-9 grid of stitched squares.
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Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
This is how it is supposed to go for the front-runner for MVP honors and the lock for the Norris Trophy, right?
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Despite how it is often portrayed, MAHA is not a fringe movement.
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Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
This is how it is supposed to go for the front-runner for MVP honors and the lock for the Norris Trophy, right?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Advertisement That is not how America works—or at least, not how it is supposed to work.
—Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Despite how it is often portrayed, MAHA is not a fringe movement.
—Tom W. Johnson, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
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“How it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20it%20is. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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