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The Moon wills the chart and can make a wishy-washy Libra decisive and direct.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Mu-gyeong wants the truth to will out and Sarah Kim wants Boudoir to survive no matter what.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The judge handed down 40 years in prison for corpse abuse.—
Maria Braganini,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The center holds more than 450 quilts and bedspreads, collected over half a century by Jen Jones, the founder of the center, which tells the story of a unique textile heritage handed down from generation to generation by families and communities.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
5 Feb. 2026
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In France, 60% of respondents said their government’s policies will leave future generations worse off, as did 53% in the United Kingdom and 51% in Germany.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Payne fled after the shooting, leaving his children behind.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The movies of 2026 have got it all, from iconic Disney toys and Steven Spielberg aliens to Ghostface and Baby Yoda.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the beginning of the book, aliens implant images of tool-using into the minds of man-apes.—
Larissa MacFarquhar,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is not the first time Dabouis has turned in questionable scores for Beaudry and Cizeron.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Following his turn in Jordan Peele’s 2022 summer tentpole Nope, Kaluuya recently starred in the Chris Rock directed Misty Green which is coming out later this year.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lenderman conveys this perfectly, despite having never played it live before.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mary does nothing to hide her irritability with him, something Metcalf conveys to perfection.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Others were confronted by police in their hospital rooms or homes and forced to turn over their children.—
Shoshana Walter,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sheridan then began trying to turn over his valuables but Ronald Heath then began kicking him, stabbed him in the neck and then tried to slit his throat, though the knife was too dull, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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