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Sleep disturbances While marijuana’s mild sedating and relaxing effects can sometimes help people who have difficulty falling asleep, experts say there are several important things to consider before using it as a sleep aid.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
In erasing these concepts, or transforming them into meaningless slogans, the recent right-wing campaign of educational suppression seeks to eliminate an important means of understanding Black history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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The analysts, who kept their hold rating, came away from yesterday's Investor Day and earnings on Wednesday evening optimistic in the near-term about CEO Brian Niccol's turnaround but feel further progress is needed to get more excited down the road.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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But there is certainly a reason to be optimistic about that given that both Daniel Bryan and Edge were ultimately given the greenlight to wrestle in WWE after similar injuries.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Market watchers said the increases are not investors being complacent, but fundamentals like the absence of major oil shocks and the expectation that easier monetary policy and AI spending will continue to underpin earnings growth.—
Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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So why is Sacramento allowing cities to be so complacent in their fiscal reporting responsibilities?—
John Moorlach,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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But Grande’s conceited blonde bubblehead gains in stature here as Glinda assumes statesmanlike responsibility to spread goodness in Oz, while experiencing crushing romantic disappointment that humbles her and deflates her vanity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Nov. 2025
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But the reaction is just as vast, and even more persistent, Angela was proud to tell me about Moon Palace’s place as a node in a larger community network.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Now 32, the Canadian is the proud owner of 25 X Games medals, including 14 gold total and eight in the slopestyle discipline.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jeffrey Tambor Known for playing the pompous, self-important mayor of Whoville, Jeffery Tambor also has an esteemed career across television and film.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Among the latter is ravenous beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimster, hilarious), who turns out to be a key ally, and pompous new mayor Brian Winddancer (Patrick Warburton), a stallion who used to be an actor.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
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After sitting for a few minutes, the original color rubs or peels away to reveal a natural-looking rosy stain.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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Danaher shares dropped on Wednesday because Wall Street was not giving the supplier of tools and equipment to drugmakers and hospitals credit for beating its rosy earnings guidance from earlier this month.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Self-affected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-affected. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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