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In one of many tonally jarring subplots, Vince works out a scam to burn down his dead mother’s house in Brooklyn to collect the insurance money with the help of a corrupt fire marshal.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The spacious property in the 37700 block of Brayton Street in Fremont was sold on July 25, 2025 for $2,170,000 which works out to $1,048 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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All of it — again, apparently done with no warning or prep time for Levy — comes off with bizarre credulity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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For instance, if inflation continues to rise and goes over 3% next month, lowering rates could result in even higher inflation.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ten days earlier, Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion and president of Chanel SAS, sat down with WWD in his Paris office to talk about the brand’s new chapter under Blazy, who succeeds Virginie Viard, the former right-hand of longtime creative director Karl Lagerfeld.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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If the effort succeeds, the project could have profound implications for the bank's employees, customers and shareholders — even the nature of corporate labor itself.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The camera then slowly pans out to reveal that Couric is actually wearing a hospital gown as doctors nearby prepare her for a colonoscopy.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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When the user clicks that link, the browser mistakes the malicious prompt for an instruction from the user—and begins carrying it out.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Like last time, not everything entirely clicks.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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