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In five years, the Academy Museum Gala has blossomed from the mishmash of style seen on its opening night in 2021 to a polished evening of haute couture, bespoke tuxedos and plentiful high jewelry, all served up on a blue carpet that was a new addition to the annual fundraiser.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The accelerated momentum was helpful in stabilizing — or perhaps acclimating viewers to — the show’s mishmash of tones, which staple together motormouthed policy wonkery and combustible romantic chemistry.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Up front, Knoblauch’s line shuffles have drawn the ire of fans, but veterans Frederic and now Mangiapane have not scored at pace while playing on the McDavid line.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Related Stories Her departure follows the studio’s recent merger with Skydance, which has resulted in several significant executive shuffles.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hold a family meeting about it, especially if everyone in the house contributes to the clutter.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Zober Under-Bed Storage Bins, Pack of 4 Cut the clutter and maximize your storage space with this pack of under-bed storage bins, which can house summer clothes, guest bedding, towels, and more.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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High above Earth, satellites like the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-2 watch and track storms such as Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 maelstrom.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even those of us too young to have lived through it were caught in the maelstrom.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is not a dusty collection or hodgepodge of Gold Rush artifacts placed around a xeriscape.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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One of 2022’s most exciting debuts and produced by the animation studio MAPPA, the anime is a hodgepodge of demonic violence, crude humor, and speculative fiction.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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An array of expensive miscellany—a James Turrell work of pink L.E.D. panels, a Magritte, a Banksy, a few Warhols, a couple of Damien Hirsts—went under the hammer in Diriyah, the country’s ancient capital.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 16-track project is a long time coming for Recoechi, a Chicago spitter who came up in the city’s open mic scene before falling into the morass of the streets for a time.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.—
Rudy Lee,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2023
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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