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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026 -
That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Scenes from this film-within-a-film play out in full, and feature Emma Mackey as a damsel escaping a hungry, humanoid fish creature, while a pair of mad scientists, played by comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, attempt to study the ravenous creature.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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The 11-bed unit, opened in 2005, has a dedicated laboratory and HEPA-filtered, negative-pressure rooms that prevent pathogens from escaping into all patient rooms.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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The other shows the two world leaders shaking hands.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Rinse under cold water 1 minute, shaking to ensure a thorough rinse.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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He was charged with seven counts, including first-degree reckless endangering safety and two counts of eluding an officer.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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On Friday, the 29-year-old rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was being held in the county’s main jail in Fort Lauderdale on a total bond of $3,500 on charges of fleeing and eluding police and resisting arrest without violence.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Audiences shunning the movie — which was released across more than 1,000 theaters in the US — is a reminder that art is tricky, even as the kingdom pours billions into building a film industry.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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One group ripe for shunning is broadcasters such as Carlson and Alex Jones, who has also reacted strongly to the Iran war.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Nike Air Max 95 Big Bubble Tech updates the retro running shoe with new upper materials, eschewing the typical gradient suede construction for a no-sew synthetic build.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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For a time, Schoenbrun’s new film plays things relatively straight, eschewing the bright colors and black-light fluorescence of the non-binary director’s first two films.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Of course, there is no getting around beans' reputation as the musical fruit.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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The scattering effect softens details and is simply unavoidable—there's no getting around the laws of physics.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2026
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“End-running.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end-running. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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