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Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Right now, with silver at elevated levels, premiums have compressed somewhat as a percentage of total price compared to when silver was trading at $20 or $30 per ounce.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors alleged Kaiser pressured doctors to add diagnoses even when conditions were not actually treated during patient visits, in violation of Medicare rules.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Amy Ryan stars as Mari Gilbert, the real-life mother who pressured investigators to find her missing daughter, leading to the uncovering of several murders by the Long Island serial killer.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Bore (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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