Grave of the Fireflies is about the horrors and degradations of war.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
For Parisian Jews in 1941 and 1942, these thefts were compounded by a cascade of other degradations, including the loss of distinguished positions at the Sorbonne, in banking, science, and medicine, with more devastation to come.
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Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
To recap, Anastasia Beverly Hills missed a term payment on its $650 million loan in August and paid the price with downgrades to its credit rating from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
Dabrowski, the former president of the Wirepoints conservative policy advocacy group, also noted that past state credit rating downgrades under previous governors were signs of fiscal mismanagement.
Lushly photographed and boosted by a few killer tracks, Daisy Jones & the Six delivers the lurid delights and downfalls of a satisfying behind-the-music tale.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
Now, as crypto analysts speculate whether further downfalls are in Bitcoin’s future, crypto bros are struggling to maintain a cohesive narrative in the face of such epic volatility.
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Joe Wilkins Published Jan 29,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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