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Removing strident nationalism, plus stable EU relations, a contrast with Orban’s tenure, will assist the nation’s economy.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Leo arrived to a raucous welcome in Bamenda, where blasting music from loudspeakers gave the event a concert-like vibe.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Hornets won one of the biggest home games in franchise history Tuesday night, edging Miami, 127-126, in a raucous, controversial overtime contest played in front of their 16th straight sellout crowd in Charlotte.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Indiana Pacers' run to the NBA Finals last year came to a screeching halt when the team lost Tyrese Haliburton with a torn Achilles in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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This ground the project to a screeching halt, according to Vostrejs.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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The time has come to accept that one’s voice might be fractured, imperfect, cacophonous and a bit unhinged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Miami Music Week is at its zenith this weekend, its cacophonous diversions and decibels aimed at the spring break crowd and other ears that haven’t been around for very long, highlighted by the DJ bonfire known as Ultra Music Festival.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Enter Shah, commonly known as Balen, a civil-engineering graduate whose brooding stage presence and abrasive polemics skewering corrupt officials powered his becoming, four years ago, Kathmandu’s mayor—and now the leader of Nepal’s 30 million people.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Partisan quarreling, which was already abrasive and raw in the city, grew harsher after that.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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But when the real drama involving the pope is occurring thousands of miles and time zones away, being in the Vatican bubble is a somewhat jarring experience.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Five seconds of free fall Last week, the crew returned to Earth, enduring the jarring moment of reentry — the point at which the astronauts hit Earth’s thick inner atmosphere while their capsule was still traveling more than 30 times the speed of sound.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, the play’s second act packs a gut-punch that almost makes one forget about the discordant way the first ended.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Cawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cawing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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