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This angelic and sculptural top captures exactly that feeling — evoking the delicate shape of butterfly or bird wings while balancing drama with softness.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
Researchers say that framing better captures what patients actually experience, from insulin resistance and elevated androgens to irregular periods, acne, weight changes and infertility.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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While some rides have computer systems that can help alert attendants to potential problems, attendants are in charge of checking restraints, conducting daily maintenance and operation inspections, and dispatch rides.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
13 May 2026
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Allen’s attorneys complained that he had been unnecessarily confined in a padded room with constant lighting, repeatedly strip searched and placed in restraints outside his cell.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The Serbian president has faced international scrutiny for his hard-line tactics against the demonstrators in the last year, including arbitrary arrests and use of excessive force.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that the arrests were part of a series of investigations into a group of people who coordinate to rent and steal construction equipment from local businesses.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Immigration sweeps peaked in Orange County’s most populous city last summer with at least 30 detainments between mid-June and mid-September, including when federal officers descended several times on car washes and a Home Depot, ending in several deportations.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hefets’ detainments were part of a national policy toward antisemitism, defined over decades in the shadow of the Holocaust and sharpened recently under the helm of Felix Klein, the first federal commissioner for combating antisemitism.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“House arrests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrests. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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