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My college cohort graduated into a decimated job market, desperately seeking internships that were likely to be unpaid and casting about for gigs working in bars or cafés.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
The panel, moderated by PEOPLE's Dory Jackson, featured a fan question for the Saved by the Bell cast about if anyone ever stole any of their characters' outfits from the set.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This comes during a period where there are small indications the Oilers might be casting about looking to shake up the pro goaltending depth chart.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
The list of things Disney might not want journalists to ask its cast about with this movie is long and of varying levels of importance.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
The panel, moderated by PEOPLE's Dory Jackson, featured a fan question for the Saved by the Bell cast about if anyone ever stole any of their characters' outfits from the set.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This comes during a period where there are small indications the Oilers might be casting about looking to shake up the pro goaltending depth chart.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
The list of things Disney might not want journalists to ask its cast about with this movie is long and of varying levels of importance.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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The disappointment is palpable in a team that won the World Series as recently as four years ago and has veteran skipper Brian Snitker, in the last year of his contract, looking toward retirement.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The idea came from us looking at the Warped Tour performance as a celebration.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Buddie’s time in the Major Leagues is much closer to the norm of those who actually reach the pros.—
Mac Engel
August 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2025
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So far in 2025, only two live albums have managed to reach that region — and that number doubles this week. BTS Returns to the Top 10 BTS returns to the highest tier on the Billboard 200 this week with its first live album, Permission to Dance On Stage (Live).—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Activities included guessing how many candies were an ectoplasm jar, a trivia game about famous locations that are haunted by children and some on-sight ghost hunting as well as a scavenger hunt.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rodriguez, on the other hand, waited for just the right wave to show up. Igarashi, who grew up at the surf break but competes for Japan, led the heat until the final minutes, when Rodrigues took two big turns to earn a 6.9 to overtake the lead, leaving Igarashi hunting for a 5.76.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
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