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The leggings feature a flat, soft waistband that stays put during workouts.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Construction ultimately was halted during the 1970s amid environmental concerns.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Several projects are rooted in the Weather Research and Forecast Innovation Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump during the early days of his first term in 2017.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Another strike was averted during a standoff in 2022.
—Md Fazlur Rahman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Construction ultimately was halted during the 1970s amid environmental concerns.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Several projects are rooted in the Weather Research and Forecast Innovation Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump during the early days of his first term in 2017.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Another strike was averted during a standoff in 2022.
—Md Fazlur Rahman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Standing at five feet today, she’s been tall enough throughout her life to be under the radar for an immediate medical diagnosis of dwarfism.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The young embeds who moved throughout the government, whom Musk raved about during his Fox News appearances, were an embodiment of this vision.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The contract represents the largest volume of rice ever exported by a private South Korean company for general consumer sales in Japan, the Korea Times reported.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Mamdani's campaign, conversely, was fueled by grassroots support and endorsements from progressive giants like New York U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and independent Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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“During.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/during. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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