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That terrible war dims in the national memory, but to be Gen X is to be born into the cultural tumult of the Vietnam War, a deeply unpopular and brutal conflict fought by tens of thousands of young men forced into service.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
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Worries that prices at the pump could soar past $5 emerge as tankers remain idled and the outlook for a quick resolution dims.—
Evan Halper,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now, as March brightens into April, the half-dozen lawmakers charged with crafting that gargantuan document are nearly finished.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lush, vibrant and full of life, California Tropicals instantly brightens any space while adding fresh, feel-good energy.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is fairly normal for March and April snows there, Hurley says.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Immaculate snows that fall over a table go on falling anecdotally forever.—
Hua Xi,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Gently rub until the spot lightens.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Playing off the conceptual revolution instigated by Duchamp (via Piero Manzoni and Maurizio Cattelan), Johnson’s tasty-looking treat lightens the mood and lets a viewer know to expect the unexpected in the galleries to follow.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Frances shoves June at Boy Carteret.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2025
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Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mahajan presses firmly into the inner lives and cerebral crevices of terror victims, witnesses and perpetrators.—
Sibani Ram,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chief Justice Nels Peterson presses a Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Mats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mats. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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