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Rooms feature a mishmash of Indian textiles, 17th-century French tapestries, vintage furnishings, and contemporary African art from talents such as Amanda Shingirai Mushate and Franklyn Dzingai.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
22 June 2025 -
After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Many folks fear that deep cuts will force Arizona to prioritize uses, and that in the shuffle, those that require a lot of water — like agriculture — will be pressured to slash production.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Golden State has had an ongoing roster shuffle since three players returned to the team after the EuroBasket Tournament ended two weeks ago.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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Some locals argue the wraps are visual clutter and violate city aesthetics.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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On TikTok, where trends can crystallize in seconds, other creators are celebrating this new mood with posts that show off bedhead and oversized tote bags brimming with personal clutter.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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The horrific tragedy arrived in the midst of a maelstrom already brewing over the National Weather Service, its parent agency and the Trump administration’s budget cuts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice carved out a moment for emotion in the maelstrom of a Stanley Cup Final the other day as his team prepared for Game 4 on Thursday night.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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With a hodgepodge group at running back featuring Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders, Jaydon Blue and others, success up front will be the biggest factor in determining if the run game comes back to life in 2025.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 July 2025
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Shortly before midnight, the Senate Budget Committee unveiled 940 pages that account for the latest revisions to the sweeping bill, a hodgepodge of tax, border, and energy priorities.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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There have been so many years when the morass of the conference could barely compete with teams in similar positions out west.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.—
Rudy Lee,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2023
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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