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James has never roamed the campus as a Buckeye star.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
Other dinosaurs that would've roamed the terrain include iguanodontians and ceratopsians, plant-eating dinosaurs, in addition to carcharodontosaurians and spinosaurids, big meat-eaters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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McIlroy hopped a plane and drove over, spending maybe five hours on the course before leaving.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The trespasser hopped the fence and was on the active runway within two minutes before they were hit and killed by a plane taking off.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Johnson toured the track Monday as the first concrete barriers were arriving on the base.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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At the time, Barcelona were coached by Jonatan Giráldez, who is now the manager of OL Lyonnes.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Here is Edwards, who coached the Chiefs to the playoffs in the 2006 NFL season, on Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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“Barnstormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormed. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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