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The quarterly rebalanced mix of large-, mid-, and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks has provided a responsive approach to maximize returns during positive market conditions while minimizing losses when markets decline, as detailed in RV Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025 -
The best travel essentials maximize space and solve multiple packing problems.—
Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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Mahan won his first term as mayor in 2022 with 51.3% of the vote after residents pushed to move the mayoral election to align with the presidential one to increase voter turnout.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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Tacoma did its own analysis and found that people with a regular housing voucher, and no time limit, actually fared better at increasing their incomes and moving on.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Fans lining the parade route three rows deep cheered for Mickey’s arrival as Daisy pumped up the crowd during the soft opening presentation of the cavalcade.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
15 May 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is continuing to build up his arm through weekly live batting practices, and Emmet Sheehan is on a rehab assignment with triple-A Oklahoma City.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Anthropic sees this as an example of how AI can augment human work, not replace it.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The new clubhouse/pro shop is set to be approximately 10,000 square feet and feature a year-round restaurant augmented by a dining room, sports bar, event space, terrace and multi-sport simulators.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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And pension debt is accelerating, rising $24 billion in the last decade even as taxpayers poured an extraordinary $20 billion into the city’s five funds.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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With attacks accelerating in pace and intensity, organizations cannot afford slow, laborious reporting structures.—
Travis Runty,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Like her 2013 feature Night Moves, about radical environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam, The Mastermind is less about the action than its consequence.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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So blow up those pool floaties, get outside, and log online?—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The duo didn’t have much of the plot drawn out ahead of time.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The investigation, which is often drawn out for months or years, gives the person being investigated plenty of time to decide how to avoid the consequences of their own acts.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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