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This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Unibody cars, such as the Golf, are put together with a single cab and chassis instead of fastening a body and engine to a frame like body-on-frame trucks in the USA do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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Here against Casa Pia, for example, Suarez sets off at speed as soon as the ball breaks loose, latching onto an outside-of-the-boot pass with a run into the channels that is reminiscent of Gyokeres at Sporting last season.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Leslie Mann delivers a heartwarming performance as a woman drifting through a midlife reset, latching onto two college students locked in a subtle competition for her attention.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dulgeroff estimated that closing the La Jolla Rec Center would result in a budget reduction of $231,975.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Hernandez will compete in the Southern Section finals on Saturday with the goal of closing her high school athletics career at the end of the month at the state track and field championships in Clovis.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Real conservation doesn’t mean chaining yourself to a tree, throwing soup at paintings or screaming at people on social media.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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This being Year One of the rebuild, the internal options to fill that out are scarce, barring an absolute best-case scenario trajectory.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Supreme Court is considering an emergency application by pharmaceutical companies that produce mifepristone to lift a lower court's ruling barring the drug from being dispensed by telehealth providers or distributed by mail as litigation continues.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The trick is integrating them during the remodel, rather than bolting them on after a fall.—
Amy Kunst,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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None bigger than the bombshell on April 28 that this OPEC stalwart for nearly 60 years is bolting.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Consider your emotional needs without shutting yourself off from joy.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Due to the high demand for electricity, the old coal plant isn't completely shutting either.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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“Battening (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battening%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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