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In 2023, the data gathering platform Statista estimated that 46% of all emails were spam, which works out to 160 billion emails sent each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Through its ten episodes, The Paper works out some of its kinks, as so many freshman sitcoms do.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Steven goes over to comfort Taylor after her fight with Belly.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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If Klarna succeeds, its IPO will be remembered less as the float of a payments firm than as the first public test of a new financial operating model.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charnvirakul, a construction magnate, succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a member of the powerful Shinawatra family who was suspended in July after a phone call with a former Cambodian leader was leaked.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Time will tell if this trade pans out well for the Packers in 2025, but if Parsons continues double-digit sacks, Green Bay will be a big problem this season.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The reason this idea clicks is visual.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Watch their faces light up when everything finally clicks.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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