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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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Twelve days later, Pandora was laid to rest.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Tank traps dug during a time of heightened political tensions in the 1970s strafe the landscape either side of the highway, and a section of desert along from where the trench is being dug is still laid with anti-tank mines from the era.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Apart from the main show, the event spawned a mass of interactive exhibits from all six military branches over five city blocks.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2026
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The water that flowed through the landscape 100,000 years ago shaped human behavior and spawned innovation.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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The scene is from the first week after the loonlet had hatched.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Country star Zach Brown hosted a surprise private concert as a reward, Billie Eilish lent her name to a unique idol, and Jimmy Fallon hatched what ended up being a devastating advantage that later turned into a death sentence.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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La Complice was incubated at Harvard’s Innovation Labs and is participating in Harvard’s selective Rock Accelerator program.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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General Catalyst, which incubated the company, led the round.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Brooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooded. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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