as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Nahshon Wright, Chicago Wright, 27, is a five-year veteran who made the Pro Bowl last season after having career bests in starts (16), interceptions (five, one returned for a touchdown), passes defended (11) and tackles (80).—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
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Foegele, 29, had the best season of his career in his first year as a King, with personal bests in goals, assists, points and plus-minus rating.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ideology and hypocrisy Sabti says the credibility of the system is also undermined by the behavior of Iran’s own elites.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Bannon has used the term globalists to refer to Silicon Valley elites, media executives, neoconservative foreign-policy hawks, proponents of lightly regulated global markets, and Jared Kushner.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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It is repaid in royalties on gold production or through rights to purchase a mine’s future metal production at a steep discount.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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Blockchain authentication ensures that every transaction is traceable and immutable, giving creators a clear, real-time view of their royalties.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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When societies lose their grounding — in human dignity, and the belief that justice is not merely the will of the powerful — Jews are among the first to suffer.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Why are smart girls considered a threat in some societies?—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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Under the bill, the Indiana Department of Correction will provide training to all sheriffs-elect on how to cooperate with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks to journalists after meeting with the Italian Prime Minister at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on Febuary 5, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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For two-week trips specifically, her trick is to create a capsule wardrobe with four bottoms, six tops, and one sweater, all of which can be mixed and matched.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whole carrots with tops give this pot-roast dish an elegant and springy look for Easter.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Below, designers share how to make a staircase look timeless and design-forward—plus the qualities that can make a staircase look quickly dated.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many of the qualities required to be a phenomenal investor are present in AI, which can absorb endless data, recognize historical patterns, and operate entirely free of human greed, fear, or fads.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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