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The nail industry—and the hair industry—operate on exploitative labor conditions buffeted by state connections and nepotism.—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025 -
The product has also been buffeted by an influencer scandal that led to the 2025 Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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The rest remained silent as Israel was barraged with accusations by fellow classmates.—
Sarah Meira Schlager,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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When Murkowski finally appeared on the floor, she was quickly surrounded by Thune, Barrasso, Graham and Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who barraged her on all sides with points and interjections.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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One version of Scanlon’s blinking face has been viewed more than 6 billion times on Giphy alone, plastered in chat rooms, text messages and social media posts.—
Cristian Santana,
NBC news,
27 Sep. 2025
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But his home operation finally took off when the school newspaper ran a profile on his cookie-peddling scheme, plastering the story on the front page.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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His equaliser against Leganes in March was a perfect example, with Bellingham sharpest to react when a shot cannoned off the crossbar.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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His 79th-minute header from Andy Robertson’s free kick beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma but cannoned off the upright and across the face of the goal with no Liverpool player able to follow up, and the Premier League leaders ended up losing the last-16 tie in a penalty shootout.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Storms twice battered the pier to pieces, once in the late ’30s and again in the ’80s.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Metro Phoenix has been battered by windy, rainy weather from a pair of tropical storms moving through the region over the past week.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jones has passed for over 340 yards in each of the two games since then, though he was sacked six times and had two passes intercepted in Sunday’s 30-19 loss at Tampa Bay.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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But after sacking Russell Martin, Rangers’ decision-makers have found the gig has all the magnetism of aluminium.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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His ability to tackle has certainly been valuable to a defense that has to blitz.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Pats called two blitzes on New Orleans' four-play opening drive, first rushing cornerback Carlton Davis and later safety Craig Woodson.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Johnson raised concerns that nuking the filibuster could one day empower socialists, in an appearance on C-SPAN Thursday.—
Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, nuking the asteroid could potentially create problems.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bang away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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