as in with
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I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare
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Until a 2008 surgery helped many of the symptoms, Adams was nearly mute because of it.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Many drinkers still have a negative image of the whole category because of past encounters with flawed bottles.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Districts in mountain communities, including Summit County and Aspen, are also seeing larger-than-expected drops in enrollment because of federal immigration policies, said Frank Reeves, director of operations for the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
It was canceled again in 2020 because of the pandemic.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Many drinkers still have a negative image of the whole category because of past encounters with flawed bottles.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Districts in mountain communities, including Summit County and Aspen, are also seeing larger-than-expected drops in enrollment because of federal immigration policies, said Frank Reeves, director of operations for the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
It was canceled again in 2020 because of the pandemic.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming with House of Anansi in April 2027 and her book of co-translated poems JAWS by Xitlalitl Rodríguez Mendoza is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press in April 2026.—
© Adri Montes,
Hazlitt,
11 Jan. 2026
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
Jackson Thompson,
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11 Jan. 2026
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