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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026 -
Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
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The legislation, which won't take effect until after the November 2026 election, instructs the secretary of the Senate to place senators' paychecks on hold during the duration of any future federal government shutdowns.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The memo instructs creators who sign on to make new social media accounts under usernames that reflect their names or a nickname, avoiding brands, random numbers or anything that looks like spam.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
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Prince George currently attends Lambrook School in Berkshire alongside his siblings, but the prep school only educates students through Year 8.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The Ontology not only integrates with a wide range of applications, datasets, virtual tables, and models, but also provides the real-world objects and logic needed to run a large enterprise.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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During the spring and early summer, proceeds from the store will benefit the Luminus Network, which provides legal services to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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What to expect This federal program trains older workers.—
Sarah Agostino,Greg Iacurci,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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The startup, which trains and runs its models on AMD’s chips, plans to raise at a $5 billion-plus valuation.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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“Boots (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boots%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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