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But the impression throughout is of a complex work of fiction distilled down to broad-strokes plot machinations, to the exclusion of meaningful character insight.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026 -
Start with a Negroni made with local Mattei Cap Corse Rouge and the Domaine’s own gin distilled with aromatic herbs, and the tagliere di salumi, an assortment of Italian charcuterie.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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Once purified, the atmospheric sample enters an enrichment stage that significantly enhances the detectability of trace gases.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bayard has a point in critiquing the attitude which maintains that engagement with literature can basically be reduced to an itinerary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The stadium typically operates at a capacity crowd of around 67,500 for NFL games, but that will be slightly reduced to approximately 65,827 for the World Cup.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Just like a new hire improves with coaching, agents improve when their outputs are reviewed, corrected and refined over time.—
Jim Johnson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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That tension between fast and slow, raw and refined, is what makes the city so compelling.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
Verb
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This is also thanks to the fact that crawfish are often purged before cooking.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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When accounting for positions that have been purged more than once, 52% of the PLA’s top leadership positions have been affected, the report found.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Dishes that are stacked too closely together, are nested (think bowls and spoons), or blocked by larger items may not be fully cleaned and rinsed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The script, credited to new collaborator Simon Lyashenko and Zvyagintsev and adapted freely from Chabrol’s 1969 thriller, wastes nothing, not even a throwaway comment at a restaurant dinner that Gleb and Galina attend about the last time Gleb cleaned his own house.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Alvir further clarified that there are different ways the old dream of mathematical truth might be realized.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Advertisement The war has also clarified what the next phase of Gulf development requires.—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
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Allen cleansed himself in the process.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Decocted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decocted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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