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And although the new addition containing the guest rooms sticks out quite a bit, the original brick structures have been carefully preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026 -
Stradley was also asked if anything in the contract now sticks out as strange to her today.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Although much of the information is still preliminary, the analysis projects that enrollment in these marketplaces will plunge this year, from 22 million in 2025 to about 17 million in 2026.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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In New England alone, FIFA Boston ’26, the local organizing committee, projects the World Cup will bring more than two million visitors, $100 million in tax revenue, and 9,000 jobs to the region, boosting the local economy by more than $1 billion.—
Miceal Chamberlain,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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The 3,829-square-foot house, with three bedrooms and five bathrooms, sits on a quarter-acre-plus lot that juts directly into coastal waters, claiming the famed Arch Rock as a backyard centerpiece.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Roughly the size of New Hampshire, Sardinia juts out of the Mediterranean Sea about 200 kilometers west of Italy’s mainland.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Extends (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extends%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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