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The law allows a President to exclude personal records, sets out timetables for releasing documents once the President has left office, and provides a mechanism for asserting executive privilege to keep certain material secret.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026 -
Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Cursor overtook GitHub Copilot in market share about a year ago and has kept the lead among customers that use Ramp, according to that company's data.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Budweiser overtook Schlitz that same decade.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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That set off a week of dueling accusations between defense lawyers and prosecutors over the speed at which the conspiracy charge was dropped and what went on in the grand jury room.—
Hannah Meisel,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The first Orient Express famously set off on its maiden voyage in October 1883, traveling from Paris to Istanbul (then Constantinople) over three days.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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It feels pointed at this point.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday, Witt sprinted around the basepaths for an inside-the-park homer against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Breakker sprinted up the ropes and barely hit a mistimed Frankensteiner for another nearfall.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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With the help of White and Daniels, Colbert, with permission from the studio, started smashing up the old set, threw the pieces away into a dumpster, and lit it on fire — thanks to the approval of their fire Marshall (Mathers).—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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At night, torches are lit along the deck, and guests dine above the water.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Not lies; language that outran its own foundation.—
Kathleen Lucente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The Bengals, who at one point trailed 6-1, put the game on ice with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Beelined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelined. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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