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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon
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Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Drivers like Doell aren’t imagining the transformation.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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There, officers were summoned to the front of a nearby home where a man was found just outside.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday summoned the Pentagon's top commanders from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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East Ridge High School’s football stadium was a riot of color and noise early Friday evening, a near-capacity crowd excited to see the host Raptors meet Metro East Conference rival Mounds View.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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On Thursday, attendees including Chris Briney, Teyana Taylor and Scott Eastwood, among others, turned out alongside Chanel in-house perfumer creator Olivier Polge for the rooftop gathering off of Madison Square Park, boasting views of the skyline.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Militaries want robots that scout ahead, gather intelligence on beaches and littoral zones, and carry supplies during complex water-to-shore moves.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Anderson envisioned the scene where Penn’s Lockjaw does his paternity test with Willa as taking place in a chapel, so La Purisima’s sanctuary provided the perfect backdrop for his perverse quest.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lazarus envisions Versant as a bridge between the past and future of media, a company that will use the large but declining cash generated by cable subscriptions to fund acquisition and investment in building the next generation of news and sports media.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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After CaBot’s presentation, one of Manrai’s collaborators, a doctor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center named Adam Rodman, got up to share a few remarks.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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At the last Star Wars Celebration event, held in Japan earlier this April, the icon from Alien and Avatar got up on stage to tease a little about her character, Colonel Ward, described as a fighter pilot.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Strachan pictures the multi-colored gemstones (less summer, more fall) complementing collarless coats, cashmere crewneck sweaters, and white button-up shirts.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wolters Kluwer's global headquarters in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, The Netherlands, are pictured above.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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