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The Dane hauled his way up the mountain, mouth contorted, back and elbows askew, willing his bike to chase.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 July 2025 -
Colbert also discussed Trump celebrating willing his lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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An agreement is simply an explicit, mutual commitment: a promise co-created and owned by the team, not handed down from above or left vague.—
Carrie-Ann Barrow,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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In 2023, lawmakers passed a set of safety requirements for districts in the wake of the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The motion goes on to list what prosecutors allege were things outside her role as a judge, including interrupting an unrelated case in her courtroom and going into a fellow judge's courtroom and telling federal officers to leave the hallway in front of her court.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.—
Julia Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2024
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.—
Matt Juul,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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On the 3DMark 10 gaming-centric benchmark, the Platinum P51 turned in a middling score, amid a pack of Gen 5 SSDs with similar scores, though well short of the high scorers on this test, the Crucial T705 and WD SN8100, whose results were nearly identical.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Gunn turned in his script in May 2023, months before the current Israel-Gaza conflict escalated.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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Mindful nonverbal communication is crucial for congruence, ensuring your body language aligns with your verbal message to convey the intended tone and emotion accurately.—
Su Bridgman,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The intentional combo conveys a sense of authority: The kind of person who always arrives on time, leads the meeting, and never misses a step.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
26 July 2025
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The Leaving Neverland director admits to being a little sheepish about turning over the film to Channel 4 because of the nature of his interviewees, but says the broadcaster was fully supportive.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Young pointed to the Rangers’ 2023 season as an example of how quickly tides can turn over the course of 162 games.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 July 2025
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City of Miami: The city of Miami, which would deed the property to SLAM.—
Carl David Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Challenger would deed 10 acres for the park to the city, which would design, build, and operate it.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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