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Disgraced here but once great, the beloved scream queen comes back to her franchise by way of a new small town called Pine Grove.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Final exams for the winter quarter are about to get underway at UC San Diego, a period so stressful students get together and let out a collective scream to cope with it all.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bieber’s revealing cowl-neck design featured an open back, a side boob-baring bodice, and intricate beads covering her halterneck dress’s hips, chest, and a sheer peekaboo mesh panel inside.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
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The wallpaper near the bathrooms didn’t change, either: Those are prints of the owners’ wives’ boobs and butts, repeated in a pattern.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Of the four dropped catches, two were fiendishly difficult, one was eminently takeable, and one was a howler.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, scientists said video showed capuchin monkeys carrying at least 11 howler babies in Panama.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Dec. 2025
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Sadly, Israel will eventually not be as lucky as Magoo, who always manages to walk away from his blunders unscathed.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soundstages in Los Angeles would be busy, thousands of people would be working in those few months early in the year, producing shows that ranged from all-time classics to all-time blunders.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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Eight adults were arrested and charged with inciting to riot, loitering and prowling, and misdemeanor obstruction.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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There were also dozens of young children running riot, filming the sessions through handheld cameras under the supervision of Jonathan Glazer, the Oscar-winning director of The Zone of Interest.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sports fans may forgive interceptions and fumbles.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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The singer took to social media on Tuesday to address the Ticketmaster fumble.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Rather than letting the gags flit by quickly, the cast pauses endlessly after each utterance to milk the laughs.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump told the men’s team during the call, eliciting laughs in the background.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Patients have craved a solution after years of encountering lists that are often filled with inaccuracies, most notably whether doctors participate in an insurance plan’s network.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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Across the internet, certain period-piece fans questioned not just the casting choice for Cathy (Margot Robbie is apparently, at 35, too old to play Emily Brontë's anti-heroine), but, above all, the historical inaccuracies in the costuming.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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