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as in puppets
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as in leaders
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The kids are sure to love the life-size puppets and jamming tunes.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Feb. 2026 -
At that time, checkpoint scanners were effectively digital shadow puppets.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Over time, this hesitation creates cognitive overload, last-minute scrambling and fewer growth opportunities for other leaders.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Newcastle are now 12 points behind Birmingham City, the leaders, and matches are running out.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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That set her apart from other South Korean first ladies – who traditionally were viewed as humble, behind-the-scenes figures.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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These students do not count toward the college's enrollment figures.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Tech entrepreneurs eyeing cannabis resembled the ship captains of the age of exploration.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Team captains, including Harold Landry and Marcus Jones, said Williams’ presence alone inspired him.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The toy company has also created fashion dolls with the film’s first outfits and singing dolls with the group’s performance outfits, along with action figures, collectible dolls and keychains of Huntrix, the group’s boy band Saja Boys and other characters like fan-favorite Derpy.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mattel said starting Tuesday its American Girl subsidiary is taking pre-orders for the Kpop collection, which includes individual dolls of the film’s lead characters, Rumi, Zoey, and Mira.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Attorneys for the defendants, including the city of Charlotte and former police chiefs Kerr Putney and Johnny Jennings, asked that the suit be dismissed.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those sanctioned include Iran’s interior minister, senior IRGC commanders, police chiefs, judges from revolutionary courts and cyber officials involved in censorship and surveillance.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This snowy themed show, which features about 100 marionettes, includes sledding slopes, caroling penguins and Santa’s workshop.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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Dogs kept some of their hierarchical instincts, replacing alpha wolves with their human masters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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JPMorgan Goes Live on Ethereum Taylor re-recorded her albums to her own masters.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Figureheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figureheads. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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