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Pritam’s Partition writings offer incisive critiques of the barbarity that became life with borders but also contest notions of belonging from a feminist perspective.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
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As a model, she was placed into the Black division — something that deeply affected her sense of belonging.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Before the settlement, legal observers’ predicted that the suit would be dismissed due to industry norms pertaining to interview editing.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other details in the filing presumably pertain to the overdose death of Akira Stein, daughter of Blondie member Chris Stein.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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The veteran forward related the transition to his own early years, when the Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder) moved him from a frontcourt scorer to a perimeter creator.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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No, the two American actresses are not related.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Regional restrictions may apply.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Future research could explore whether similar biases apply to other visible traits, such as race or disability.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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