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Mixing too vigorously, overkneading, or doing too many rounds of stretches and folds can overdevelop the gluten, Scheck says.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Its innovative front door is remarkably flexible, and even folds back at the top to allow convenient access to the inner pocket.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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On Friday night, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company had reached an agreement with the Pentagon to deploy ChatGPT on classified networks, offering an alternative to Claude.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The network will reveal further details in the coming weeks.—
Staff Author,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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Fonseca was convicted of participation in a criminal organization and sentenced to nine years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pew is an independent nongovernmental organization and public charity that gathers data on environmental conservation, public health, state and federal policy, and economic security.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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There are 34 outstanding bills, including sweeping social media restrictions for minors, a revival of language closing the marijuana loophole and legislation to scrap low-earning college degrees.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
28 Feb. 2026
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The center is part of the initiative, which received funding from the Harmony Project, named for Judith Harmony, a pioneering woman in college education.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Feb. 2026
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Their parties became notorious even in my own cliques; my parents knew to expect at least a few dozen teenagers crashing their party, sucking down all the noodles, and sneaking beers in the canyon down below.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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In that worldview, what mattered was the welfare of the governed, not of the governing clique.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The more romantic set might choose more storied properties, but the Metcalfe has a contemporary charm and user-friendliness that draws the travel-savvy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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As many as 5,000 people attended the Juneteenth festivities at the lake that day, and about 2,000 people remained in the area after the sun set, when the bullets started flying, court records showed.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Much of the Kim clan’s once-opulent house had burned down after being looted, Kim says.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Grand Jury Prize went to Emin Alper’s Salvation, a drama that charts the escalation of violence in an isolated village community in the Turkish mountains following the return of an exiled clan.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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Investigators learned that a majority of the suspects were active-duty Navy and that many were associated with criminal street gangs, official said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The final months of Dati’s tenure were marked by the infamous jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum in October in which a four-person gang made off with $100M worth of jewellery including items that had belonged to Napoleon.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Closed shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shop. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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