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Passengers aboard a taxiing aircraft were reportedly left horrified last month when chilling screams suddenly echoed from beneath the cabin just moments before takeoff.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026 -
The car chase, the chokehold, his own screams at the officers to leave his dad alone.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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Moore showed off her show-stopping red carpet style at the 2026 WWD Style Awards that same evening, turning heads in a side boob-baring black halterneck Gucci dress with a completely open back and sheer skirt.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Kizzi’s boobs fall off her shirt several times.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 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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The governor refused to answer reporter questions on if whoever was responsible for the buyout blunder faced any disciplinary action, instead just confirming that action has been taken.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Experts say that the painful blunder could undercut trust in the agency and lead to confusion.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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The law, or its predecessors, have been invoked 30 times going back to 1794, most recently during the Los Angeles riots in 1992.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Its last invocation was in 1992, on the federal response to the Los Angeles riots.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Moore went 24 of 39 for 285 yards with an interception and two fumbles against the Hoosiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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New England held the Chargers to 207 yards of offense and sacked Herbert six times, with one of those resulting in a lost fumble that set up the Patriots’ TD.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The laughs came thanks to some ace-level hosts.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The cops have a good laugh with her.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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That has caused some grumbling in the industry, given some missing data and inaccuracies that have been found.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2025
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The outlet noted in an Instagram post that Lukas was taking care of his father and Annie — who pointed out the story’s inaccuracy in the comments.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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