The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.
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Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.
Others noted the couple who set the no-children boundary shouldn't feel guilty whatsoever for rejecting a guest's request for an exception.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Indeed, throughout the world there’s a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition.
Inside the virtual reality world, patients can interact with other people, walk throughout the house party or bar, and even practice turning down an offer of alcohol or drugs.
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Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Oct. 2025
Skarsgård has returned to play Pennywise, a villain that King fans agreed the actor embodied to perfection, after initially turning down the chance to continue the character.
Because life—even for us jaded adults—should be for the seizing, not for hesitating in the face of fear.
—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
9 Oct. 2025
Meyers acted his dang butt off in this sketch, and the audience paid him back with unsure and hesitating titters — not crickets, but not enthusiasm either.
Contract options exercised for 4 The club exercised contract options on Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Jansen Miller and John Pulskamp, while declining options for Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Ryan Schewe, Shelton and Mason Toye.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
However, her cousin the followed up, and the OP wrote back declining the invite.
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