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Conventional warfare, in which bombs are dropped, shipping channels are mined, and the Geneva Conventions apply more broadly, tends to be time-limited (even if the conflict endures for a long period of time).
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Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen had a dreadful Game 2 before giving way to Lyon in the third period.
If plans shift, especially around kids or social time, stay flexible instead of trying to control it.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
This time at the top of the fourth quarter, when Brown inexplicably sat both Brunson and Towns simultaneously, comfortably nursing a lead that had ballooned as large as 14 points.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Iran has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to exploit the rhythms of American politics — election cycles, media pressures, bureaucratic fragmentation — to delay, confuse, and outmaneuver counterparts.
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Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
The big hit came courtesy of Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler, who capped off the rally by tagging Crochet for a three-run home run to dead center field and ultimately finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.
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Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Artisanal work of this caliber is rare air indeed—an heirloom object that appears to defy gravity but is firmly rooted in generations of savoir faire.
His choreography, recreated from his work on the show, delivers big, bold, classic Broadway dance sequences that feel ripped from another era in the best way.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Alliances with independents and provocateurs can bring younger crowds to the traditional news fold in an era when such viewership is not guaranteed.