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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Long stretches of The Paseo, Broadway Boulevard and Ward Parkway will close as racers aim to set personal bests, so plan accordingly.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025 -
This was baseball at its October best.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Gathering Communist Party elites will review China’s upcoming five-year plan, an economic blueprint whose direction is strictly dictated by top leadership in the authoritarian state.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Swiping Safes, Dodging Ambushes Back in Damascus, some 3,000 members of the General Intelligence services were still inside the sprawling security compound in the capital’s southwest, unaware that regime elites had already fled.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Deepfakes, which until now have largely been used to defame or extort people, would at least be generating royalties for their subjects.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
15 Oct. 2025
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For independent musicians like Tony Justice, who rely on royalties and licensing to make a living, the case represents a fight for economic survival in an industry being reshaped by automation.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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It’s rooted in a belief system that distrusts institutions — government health agencies, vaccine makers, medical societies and others — on the premise that those institutions seek only money and control.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Taíno societies were matrilineal in their descent, meaning that women could be chiefs and that power was transferred from the chief’s mother’s relatives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The State of Arizona sued the House of Representatives on Tuesday over Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to not swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva until after the government shutdown ends.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Melania offers unprecedented access to the 20 days leading up to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration through the eyes of the First Lady-elect herself.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Baggy jeans, butterfly clips, cropped halter tops, and flip phones have made a full-fledged return.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Last season, the Warriors were tops in the NBA with ticket revenue of more than $5 million per game.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The same qualities are critical in today’s workplace.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool may be transitioning their style of play, but Szoboszlai has offered Alexander-Arnold-like qualities from right-back.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“A-lists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-lists. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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