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Another common mistake people make is rounding their shoulders forward, which abducts the scapula (moves the shoulder blades apart from one another).—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
25 Aug. 2025 -
Escaped from the gross goo sack, the Xenomorph abducts Hermit at the end of Episode 2, leaving Wendy to go after him once again.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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In The Three Amigos, a trio of American actors who have played heroic gunslingers in a series of popular silent films, are accidentally hired by the villagers of Santa Poco to protect them from the villainous bandit leader, El Guapo, who kidnaps a beautiful villager to be his unwilling bride.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Subscriber centers on a high-end escort who, after witnessing the death of a wealthy client, kidnaps a burglar in a panic while trying to flee the premises.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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More to Explore Another influence on Mustapha and his students is modern geometry, a field that meshes well with the Islamic mathematics that help inform traditional calligraphy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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That actually meshes with questions the musical raises about how far people would go to survive and save their own lives, or the life of another.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Initially dismissed as an accident, Charles, Oliver and Mabel dive headfirst into the investigation, uncovering a sprawling conspiracy that stretches beyond the building’s walls and entangles New York’s old mob families with its newest billionaires.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Recognize how your energy entangles with your team, and create field conditions for inevitable success.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Both reject the compound interest trap that ensnares millions in traditional credit products.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The older woman clutches her top towel closer to her.—
Weike Wang,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Spirits (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirits%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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