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Noun
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No promotions have been announced yet, according to the group.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Following the promotions of Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer, the Red Sox don’t have any other big ticket position player prospects who are ready to make an impact at the MLB level.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ackman is famous for fighting his way through deals; launching aggressive campaigns that invest in companies and force management to adopt measures like cutting costs or spinning off assets.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those Democratic candidates have continued a tradition of relying on donors in the country’s most populous state to bankroll their campaigns.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dropping ads wasn’t merely an aesthetic choice, though.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Opponents of the amendment have seized on that point in ads attacking the new map as a threat to minority voices, marking an interesting shift in Republican messaging, McDonald says.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The cartel has been accused of using fake job advertisements to lure new members and of torturing and killing recruits who resist.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2026
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The coming months will bring more announcements and more excitement as June 2026 gets closer.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Those announcements and decisions are deeply personal to players, much more than an All-Star team.—
Mac Engel
April 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Going forward, publicity for physical media releases will be handled by Disney’s theatrical publicity staff — a dramatic turn of events for a company known for its beloved Vault releases and splashy SteelBooks.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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Produced by Bullock, Kidman, and the returning Denise Di Novi, Practical Magic 2 releases in theaters worldwide on September 11.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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The paper also reported that several other automakers have seen similar boosts in EV sales in recent months.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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There are no must-wins in March or April, only morale boosts at the beginning of a marathon.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fidesz would often air political bulletins during the half-time breaks of soccer matches, broadcast on state media.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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India produced almost 200,000 hours of content in 2025, a majority of it in regional languages other than Hindi, with 96% produced for television excluding news bulletins, 2% for films, 1% for streaming and 1% for short video and microdramas.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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