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Especially in scenes featuring a band’s de facto leader and a willful drummer, there are also thematic echoes of Peter Jackson’s documentary about The Beatles, another example of the above dichotomy.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026 -
The marketing and positioning of actresses in their roles is tougher than it’s been in recent years because of the insult machinery of man-boy social media and its echoes across society more widely.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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While the space itself, clad in bricks and steel beams, feels historic, its state-of-the-art sound system churns out high-quality sounds for your night on the dance floor.—
Matt Kirouac,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Players also gain access to fire, electric and ice beams that are needed to bypass obstacles and handle the weak points of certain enemies.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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That runs counter to decades of assumptions about Chondrichthyan fishes, the group that includes sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the morning, make sure to follow up with a face sunscreen to protect the skin from harmful UV rays.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2026
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That said, the auroras don’t simply disappear after this.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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That means possible auroras at high latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Not wishing to linger on the emotional repercussions of these hurtful incidents is understandable, of course.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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There is a proposal this legislative session that a lawyers group says would allow officers to use unlawful force without repercussions.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is now used by astronomers around the world to examine the wonders of the universe — including the presence of a black hole at the center of every massive galaxy, dark-matter halos around galaxies, and dwarf companion galaxies around the Milky Way, UChicago said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Thick, undulating braids waving across the crown of her head and a swirled, slicked down baby curl, with finer braids fanning out like interconnecting halos.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2025
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Not for escapism, per se – Roseberry’s Schiaparelli show, one of his finest and weirdest to date, vibrated with implications about our world’s rigid definition of beauty, with horns, feathers and splashes of neon – but for indulgence.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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This disparity has implications for how — and if — consumers spend their money.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Clark is a steady presence, but the Bruins have had to navigate the Big Ten without his shooting streaks, defense and dependability.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since the company first started lifting the satellites to space in 2019, streaks of light have botched countless observations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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