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But there is still interest in games not involving the best available teams.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The waitress arrives with our order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The fact that the highlight of Henri’s wartime experience seems to be the moment Petain arrives in Limoges for a parade, only to shun him during a meet-and-greet afterwards, reveals to what extent all his efforts were in vain.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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Bear is overcome by the spell and emerges from the bathroom smiling—for one blissful moment, the two share the same deranged love.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Whoever emerges faces a difficult path to the governor's office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Vanguard exists to hunt down wild, unproven chip architectures and test them against real-world national security workloads.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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In many ways, the Cult Gaia man exists as a counterpart to the Cult Gaia woman.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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This is where Christian lives, with his wife and two children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Minnesota artist Michael Shay, who lives with autism, is achieving his artistic dream with focus, determination and typography.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Inside, each of the three hundred and sixty-five exercises breathes on its own page.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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That’s what Lanza atelier has achieved with ‘a serpentine,’ a structure that breathes with its surroundings.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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“Comes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20on. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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