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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024 -
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Stars’ other major trade pickup, Tyler Myers, was in street clothes for Game 6 after a ghastly Game 5 performance in which at least two, if not three, Minnesota goals could be laid partially at his feet.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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By the early 20th century, the development of trains, caterpillar tracks, tractors, and automobiles laid the foundations for the first battle tanks.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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That Serial season was downloaded more than 300 million times, and its success spawned thousands of copycats and a vast community of true-crime fans.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
4 May 2026
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The attraction also spawned the massive film franchise of the same name, starring Johnny Depp.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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These are the first pair of eaglets to have hatched since the death of wildlife activist Sandy Steers.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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However, her origin myth, in which she was hatched from an egg laid by her mother, Leda, who had been ravished by Zeus in the guise of a swan, is plainly invention.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Three times, the company came within a week of running out of cash, according to Bryan Roberts, a partner at the venture capital firm Venrock, which incubated the biotech.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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They’re kept incubated at a lower temperature than human cells — 18 degrees Celsius versus 37 degrees Celsius.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Brooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooded. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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