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The site consists of an office building that fronts on North First Street and an adjacent parking lot and empty field.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026 -
In the next sequence, Jodie Turner-Smith fronts a jazzercise-style workout video as dancers Tori Evans and Sydney Moss join in, while Swift does the routine at home in a bright pink windbreaker that comes back stronger than a '90s trend.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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With a tone that's equally anxious and lovesick, the British singer confronts domestic bliss and finds her stride.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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What to do about the crisis that sociology confronts?—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Upon returning, the couple faces threatening neighbors and uncovers dark neighborhood secrets.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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Several others were wounded and taken for treatment in Rahad, which faces severe medical supplies shortages like many areas in the Kordofan region, the statement said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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And anyone who dares to peek behind the curtain—journalists, dissident professors, activists, even, bizarrely, the Iranian president himself—becomes a threat to the regime.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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See if Mike Johnson dares to object!—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Faces up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faces%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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