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That’s what so annoys Erika at some point.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026 -
But if creases annoy you, look elsewhere.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Last December, in another horrifying unprovoked incident on the T, a group of teens assaulted and filmed an attack and robbery on an 18-year-old rider attempting to board an Orange Line train at Downtown Crossing – a neighborhood plagued by violent crime.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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That is the perfect representation of the fatigue that plagues my life.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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The people whose few belongings were being arbitrarily picked up and thrown by a crane into the trash were not harassing staff.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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According to the lawsuit, university officials are accused of harassing Josiah Walker, a Black Muslim student, who participated in protests between 2023 and 2024 following the Israel-Hamas war.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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The rage baiting won’t work anymore.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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That includes fishing guides and bait shop owners.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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When Riley returned to the table, La La told me that his high profile in the city sometimes bugged her, because fans were always interrupting them, even sitting down at their table.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to keep carpenter bees from bugging you is using stained, sealed, varnished or treated wood in building projects.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Freshman shortstop Ava Lazare broke the ice for South Elgin with a two-run homer, her fifth of the season, that rode a breeze to right field.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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That communal atmosphere has become a defining part of the experience for many Inter Miami CF supporters riding the system today — something TRI-RAIL expects will multiply dramatically once international soccer fans arrive in South Florida for the World Cup.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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Nobody wants to be badgered for 30 days.—
Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Unlike during Warsh’s first stint at the Fed, the current president has been badgering the central bank for rate cuts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Direct Action Everywhere said the protest was part of an ongoing campaign urging Erewhon to stop selling products tied to factory farms where activists allege criminal animal abuse has occurred.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
20 May 2026
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Anyone who suffered property damage from bullets outside of the immediate area of the house was urged to call Anaheim police.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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