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The brand has been ramping up its efforts in Japan, too — where the Mosaic is a bestseller — over the last couple of years.
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Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Over the last couple of days, a few high-ranking officials from different teams pointed to last year’s trade of reliever Jason Adam from the San Diego Padres to the Tampa Bay Rays, in exchange for three prospects, as something of a new precedent.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Curbing the cost of auto insurance has been the subject of several legislative proposals in the last couple of years, but those measures have yet to go anywhere.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Founded in 2019 by Adam Griffin, Vault Entertainment had added industry veteran Craig Baumgarten and longtime talent agent Justin Baxter over the last couple of years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
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Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Over the last couple of days, a few high-ranking officials from different teams pointed to last year’s trade of reliever Jason Adam from the San Diego Padres to the Tampa Bay Rays, in exchange for three prospects, as something of a new precedent.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Curbing the cost of auto insurance has been the subject of several legislative proposals in the last couple of years, but those measures have yet to go anywhere.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Founded in 2019 by Adam Griffin, Vault Entertainment had added industry veteran Craig Baumgarten and longtime talent agent Justin Baxter over the last couple of years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
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