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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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With that hearing now less than a week away, the sights and sounds of the dying mall point to the fact that it could soon be laid to rest.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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After eggs are laid, most songbirds leave the nest within 30 days.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Many of these inventions quickly spawned new firms, accelerating America’s entrepreneurial dynamism.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The series ran for eight seasons and spawned a 2015 movie.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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For the first time in more than a century, a bald eagle chick has successfully hatched within Chicago city limits, marking what the Chicago Park District called a historic milestone for the city’s wildlife restoration efforts.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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However, things are looking promising for this latest brood, which hatched in March.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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So with a limited array of third-party options to fix the problem, Monarch Collective incubated its own solution.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
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And his values had been incubated in an earlier era.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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“Brooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooded. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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