as in uncertainty
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Probationary periods apply not only to new hires but also to veteran staff who have recently been promoted into management roles, adding another layer of uncertainty amid the shake-up.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Industry executives have stayed bullish even as the Trump administration announced a slew of economic and regulatory policy shifts that fueled uncertainty.—
Manya Saini and Niket Nishant,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Total theaters booked are 4,100 including all premium large format screens and Imax, no doubt.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy and all remaining doubts about him lifted as well.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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But Shirley’s husband is a dangerous man and soon the new couple’s burgeoning romance is thrust into a spiral of paranoia, suspense and violence.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, plays a musician plagued by insomnia and facing an emotional breakdown in the official trailer for the suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, the first feature film from the pop star set for a May 16 theatrical release.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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The plans put in place to find a positive way forward included the following: The Merrillville Advantage: A proactive approach of sharing the many positive attributes that a diverse student body could bring to the community instead of having an atmosphere of fear or dread.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, throngs of people wading into the Ganga often stoked the dread of infection and disease.—
Sudipta Sen,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Arab angst America’s closest Arab allies have rejected Trump’s plans, which pose an existential threat to the Palestinian cause and their own stability.—
Josef Federman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Upcoming German series previewed at the EFM’s Berlinale Series Market on Tuesday offered a range of genres and challenging subject matter, from Nazi drug runners and quirky fantasy to teen angst and alter egos.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Partying, a torment of longing Sweet reunions set the heart alight Falling in love is thrilling yet scary As the hart lifts to new heights. — Rachel Quinn Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The national gloom stems from something deeper, specifically the torment of a supposedly cohering national story about opportunity that is encoded in culture, policy, and civic life.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Its reappearance on the American scene in the twenty-first century should be taken as a foreboding.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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Winston threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns in one of the bigger upsets of the NFL season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Yes, there have been some upsets, including Madison Keys eliminating No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the women’s semifinals Thursday.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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