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David’s Bridal is known for its relative affordability in an industry rife with extravagance.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Other details on the interiors are scarce (for now), but Lazzara says the focus onboard is not about extravagance, but design continuity throughout each and every space on the new vessel—and having enough space to truly wind, too.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2026
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After a catastrophic debris strike destroys their shuttle during a spacewalk, Sandra Bullock’s astronaut is left untethered, spinning silently against the vastness of space, while George Clooney’s veteran astronaut tries to guide her from a distance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Nowhere in the vestiges of what was once the sprawl of corporate hugeness known as The General Electric Company are there signs that Katharine Blodgett's laboratory notebooks still exist.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Like Phish or Taylor Swift or The Dead, 21P have created a universe for their fans that is a self-sustaining mechanism, even if the hugeness of it doesn’t always translate into huge chart success.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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The immensity of joining the franchise meant that choosing a jersey number wasn’t something Durbin took lightly.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shaboozey Shaboozey was in awe of the immensity of his RodeoHouston debut and mentioned it throughout the show.—
Joey Guerra,
Houston Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Extremeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremeness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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