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The amendment essentially asks political appointees to commit political career suicide while navigating a constitutional crisis — a recipe for paralysis and politicization when decisive action is needed most.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
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When her studio head boss asks her to fire her head writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to appease a toxic male movie star, Vance decides to walk away, and does it in on air.—
Megan Thomas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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As Tetyana weeps, the soldier gently admonishes her fuss.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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This then begs the question, If there was a majority of Koreans who wanted social democratic style reforms, and their aspirations had the support of American and Korean reformers in the military government, why did South Korea end up with an authoritarian regime led by Syngman Rhee?—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Such behavior effectively begs for no tip or even a slap.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That happy picture shattered about 24 years ago due to a life mistake Ruiz regrets to this day.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Part of him regrets signing the papers.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Reform of the current system to address this issue involves school choice which includes specialty charter schools, evidence based pilot projects in traditional schools, home school resources with support and virtual classrooms.—
Laura Cassidy,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Planetary formation is believed to occur through a process called accretion — which involves small particles in dusty, gas-rich disks around young stars colliding and sticking together, gradually growing to the size of planets.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Cries (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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