But outside of these rare exceptions, Mario’s pugilism was quickly retired in lieu of hammer hits and kid-friendly blows.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
As a new generation of commanders rises within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following recent military blows under Operation Epic Fury, analysts warn that this ideology may become even more entrenched.
The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.
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Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.
Willy’s older brother, Ben (Jonathan Cake, plummy-voiced and elegant, a cedar to Lane’s stunted apple tree), breezes in and out, always on the way to or from some impressive capital venture.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Partial clearing is expected midday before more showers in the late afternoon and evening that’ll be accompanied by increasing breezes.
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Anthony Edwards,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Apr. 2026
But even this state-of-the-art model couldn’t directly account for the subtle cumulative effects of clouds, which can span just meters and be shaped by even tinier zephyrs of air.
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