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In his first lead movie role, Tim Robinson plays Craig Waterman, a man whose life of suburban adequacy is disrupted when local weatherman Austin Carmichael (Paul Rudd) moves in down the street and platonically sweeps Craig off his feet.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
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This includes $565 million in adequacy funding, which is distributed to school districts based on a state formula designed to ensure every district has the resources needed to provide an adequate education.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the rearrangement was largely considered impossible to use in modern asymmetric catalysis, despite its potential usefulness.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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Homosexuality in China exists in a limbo between social acceptability and taboo.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Nov. 2025
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This behavior often sat on the margins of social acceptability; commentators described the bathers as lewd and unruly, flaunting their bodies and heckling passersby.—
Jacob Beckert,
The Atlantic,
13 Nov. 2025
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The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of a Marxist guerilla who rose to notoriety in the 1970s for capturing an American businessman, Rodríguez is adept at embracing contradiction in the name of political expediency.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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MacDonald likes the convenience.—
Martha Bebinger,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2026
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The value of our assets comes from reliability, time savings, convenience, and peace of mind.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Usmanov’s defense team had challenged the allegations about his ties to the companies and valuables and the applicability of EU law in the case.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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To the extent that a reader has any questions regarding the applicability of any specific issue discussed above to his/her individual situation, he/she is encouraged to consult with the professional advisor of his/her choosing, including a tax advisor and/or attorney.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Dec. 2025
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Still, whatever validity there is to his pain, Peter becomes a high priest of hallucination and Coon’s tortured Agnes his disciple.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Both pleaded not guilty and sought to have their respective indictments dismissed on numerous grounds, including the validity of Halligan's appointment.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Television Academy announced the creation of the Legacy Award, recognizing a television program that has made a profound and lasting impact on audiences and sustained its relevance to society, culture and the industry.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Adequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequateness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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