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Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Better yet, visit at the end of September for the Feile Tilting, a celebration of the Titling community’s irish heritage that culminates in what is rumored to be a pretty raucous shed crawl.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The raucous comedy, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and Mekki Leeper among others, follows nurses and doctors in an underfunded hospital.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The idea to launch a podcast began during the pandemic, when touring — and the world — came to a screeching halt.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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But on March 7, in the regular-season finale against rival North Carolina, that momentum came to a screeching halt.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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Miami Music Week is at its zenith this weekend, its cacophonous diversions and decibels aimed at the spring break crowd and other ears that haven’t been around for very long, highlighted by the DJ bonfire known as Ultra Music Festival.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Chiang Mai's postcard sights, including the gilded temples in the Old Town and the cacophonous Warorot Market, require a 15-minute taxi ride.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Second, a cleaning agent can be abrasive.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The wheel style system of the Tormek T-1 is much gentler on a knife than the abrasive diamond disks of most home electric sharpeners.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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The most jarring example of this has been in the heart of Silicon Valley itself.—
Sumeet Vaidya,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Clunky transmissions, a jarring ride, and glacial progress.—
Simon de Burton,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, the play’s second act packs a gut-punch that almost makes one forget about the discordant way the first ended.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Cawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cawing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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