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Altman can turn his full attention back to the other side of the Bay Bridge, where his company is based, but only after Musk’s lawyers introduced a host of potential issues for prospective investors to consider.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
19 May 2026 -
Other invoices showed lawyers representing the city spent 12 hours preparing for Lance Patterson’s eight-and-a-half-hour deposition.—
Julia Coin
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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The news is sure to make purists groan, but the tradeoff is an output that reaches into four-digit territory.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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But that’s what football – yes, football – purists are going to have to deal with as this summer’s World Cup reaches its dramatic conclusion in New Jersey’s Meadowlands on July 19.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Kurtz said the partners are all perfectionists, and that carries over to their cup quality.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Both Virgos and Taureans are known to be headstrong perfectionists, so don’t be too harsh on yourself during these fun few weeks.—
Snehaa Khanna Sahgal,
Vogue,
26 Nov. 2025
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As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pettifoggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifoggers. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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