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One of the most glaring gaps lies between the infrared and millimeter-wavelength radio observations, but the Probe Far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) would fill much of it.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026 -
The dropoff for Tuch is the most glaring.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Mitch Marner scored a spectacular goal 62 seconds into Game 6 and set up a short-handed finish by Brett Howden as part of a three-goal first period as the Golden Knights beat the Ducks 5-1 on Thursday night to advance to the Western Conference final.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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There is still a lot of golf to play and DeChambeau is certainly capable of going out on Friday and shooting a spectacular round to give himself a chance to make the cut.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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And while much of what is now published in the country with the regime’s approval is indeed florid propaganda, outside of Russia the grand tradition of Russian literature is very much alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The song, which Diamond wrote with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, laments the cooling of a romance in language as direct as the music is florid; the recording, as the story goes, came in response to a homemade edit by a radio programmer eager to hear the two stars sing together.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Because a bright sky helps subdue Venus's glare, this is a good time to inspect the planet telescopically, though its gibbous disk remains rather small and approximately seven-eighths illuminated.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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The trick is not to chase every bright idea.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Over fancy brunches and Cape Cod vacations, Ivy gradually integrates herself into the Speyer clan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Welina Terrace, which is only open for dinner, feels a bit fancier; low-lit with live music and epic views of the bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Think Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Polanski’s The Tenant, Haneke’s Caché, Coppola’s The Conversation and Powell’s Peeping Tom for starters, or at the more delectably lurid end of the spectrum, De Palma’s Body Double and Dressed to Kill.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Silky cubes of tofu and tender ground pork in a glossy sauce with a subtle heat, more driven by black pepper than the lurid red chilis that swam alongside.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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With four restaurants, each offering its own culinary and visual identity, and a snazzy bar to match, Fairmont Mumbai makes a strong case for staying in.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nashville’s star keeps getting brighter—drop your bags at the snazzy Hermitage Hotel and head to the nearest dance floor.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Overbright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbright. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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