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Chive flowers can be harvested in the same way by cutting the woody flower stalks off at the soil line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2026 -
In You Dreamed of Empires (2024), the emperor Moctezuma stalks his palace in 1519 Tenochtitlan—today’s Mexico City—in a fog of psychedelic-induced delirium, glammed-out like an Aztec David Bowie.—
Anderson Tepper,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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On Bespin, the crew chases an Imperial officer through the skies of Cloud City, dodging freighters and TIE fighters.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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While Silicon Valley chases incremental benchmark improvements, industrial leaders are working to earn their customers’ trust, shift by shift, through validated deployments that deliver concrete benefits.—
Chris Turlica,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Down below, an Army private (Charles Melton) hunts the killer.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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This is an eagle that genuinely hunts monkeys in the forest canopy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The disease — a fatal, genetic neurological disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain — did not just affect Spalding physically.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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And this destroys a lot of Putin’s narrative.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Feeds (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeds%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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