as in debates
to give serious and careful thought to
yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president
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Instead, Europe often debates sovereignty while buying dependency.—
Wolfgang Oels,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Springfield too often debates theory while communities experience consequences.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The remainder of the novel transforms into a kind of horror film of its own as Maya contemplates a prison sentence in a Russian penal colony where conditions are unsanitary, frigid, and inhumane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Across town, Geert contemplates his situation differently.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Derek’s mother-in-law visits, and Paul ponders his legacy.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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Expect a meditative film that ponders big issues with a poet-like touch.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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This style of theater both enlightens and entertains, each actor stepping out of the ensemble inside Kelleher’s direction that teeters on the edge of heavy-handidness without ever getting there.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Take the quiz here … EGG DROP — Chef entertains food festival crowd with unexpected crack.—
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FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sullivan considers the importance of protest music to facilitate camaraderie, build morale, and change minds.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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That quest starts in earnest this week, as Denver considers whether to push to retain any of its impending free agents and then hits the legal tampering period with all free agents beginning Monday.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Subsequently, the filmmaker became enamored with airplanes and transferred that same fascination onto Lil Ant, who eyes the planes overhead with palpable yearning and, at one point, shoplifts a toy plane from a store.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Talarico’s numbers are notable and underscore the Senate Democratic primary will be hard-fought as the party eyes the chance to flip a Senate seat in the Lone Star State.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2026
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Although not a common occurrence, many hundreds of mud volcanoes occur on land, including in the United States, said Manga, who studies them.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Marsicano also leads the College Crisis Initiative at Davidson, a research team that studies how colleges and universities respond to times of crisis, which will now be housed within the new institute.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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This contradictory effect creates the impression that Cutting Corners weighs next to nothing when seen from one viewpoint yet from another feels incredibly heavy.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee as the country weighs its response to the attacks and Tehran’s retaliation across the Gulf.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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