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LaMelo Ball must sit down for a legal interview about the day he is accused of running over a child’s foot outside the Spectrum Center, a judge ordered a month before the star Charlotte Hornets player is expected to go to trial in the civil case.—
Julia Coin
May 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026 -
The driver continued on after running over the man, the complaint states.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lionel Sauvage, president of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, estimates that marquee French cultural institutions receive about 20 million euros a year from American donors — with up to a tenth of that flowing to Les Arts Décoratifs, prized for its fashion and design exhibitions.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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The 28-year-old took to the court in Australia in a preposterous outfit, complete with a white hat covering her face, long-flowing pants and an open umbrella draped over her shoulder.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The Algarve's bathroom is situated on the other side of the living/sleeping area to the kitchen and includes a flushing toilet, a vanity sink, and a shower.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 May 2026
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There is not really a flushing toilet system, this is more festival style and not for everyone but a small price to pay for flexing your green credentials back at home over dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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That was when the market capitalization of tech companies began to grow again, and more wealthy people began flooding Silicon Valley.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Texas and Louisiana face the greatest risk of flooding Saturday and Sunday.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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In 2006, the RIAA also certified songs downloaded as ringtones and began accounting for streaming audio and/or video, with 150 on-demand streams counting as one unit for certification purposes.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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Rembrand is a company that uses AI to find areas in streaming entertainment to add product placement to programs—like on billboards in the background of a scene, or on a table in a home.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Both men are sitting in a small room in the Carlton Hotel, gushing over each other’s talents.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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After pulling the bathtub away from the wall, Mitch saw that the substance was gushing through the house’s foundation.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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The peonies in my yard were blooming, spurting really.—
Maria Zorn,
Longreads,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Washing (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washing%20%28over%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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