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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the brilliant 32-year-old author, gamely echoed the Declaration of Independence.
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Yet director Philip Barantini, while unable to gamely juggle the disparate plot elements, keeps things amiably brisk.
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On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.
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But on a recent Wednesday at Stanford Medicine’s cancer center in Palo Alto, the boy climbed resolutely into the chair of a first-of-its-kind treatment device, focused for the task ahead.
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The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.
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Japan battled valiantly but ultimately couldn’t spend enough time on the ball to threaten Brazil.
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Wilson valiantly tried to dodge catcher Eric Haase, but the veteran applied the tag to end the inning.
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Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
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Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
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Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
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Cultivate psychological safety by courageously speaking uncomfortable truths, a quality remembered more than talent.
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And there is no more important group of people than these young women who courageously stood up.
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Jefferson’s sanguine view complemented his conviction that the American people ought to boldly self-govern, unimpeded by the state.
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Be ready to build off every answer and boldly prompt for personal anecdotes that bring stories to life.
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“Pluckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pluckily. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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