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Wedged in the far southeastern corner of the bottom of the continent, between South Africa and Mozambique, Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa, a status that bewilders modernizers and beguiles traditionalists.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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This blows away the daily record and ends up in second place ever for the month of August.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the Royals and Guardians play each other this week, which muddles up the math a little bit (especially if Kansas City wins the series and hops the Guardians for second place).—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Relying on such sources is misleading and muddles the comparison with Chicago, which has better public transit than Philadelphia.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Again, all of this confounds traditional attempts at sense making.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Small Business Technology News #3 – AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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His departure comes as creator Lorne Michaels shakes up the cast ahead of Season 51.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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