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How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026 -
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Robinson, who police say has a previous conviction for indecent exposure and lewd conduct, accosted multiple women in the area on Sunday, police said.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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His defense lawyers told the court that Fleming immediately confessed when confronted by authorities and turned over incriminating text messages from his cellphone that later led to Sangha’s arrest.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
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Members of the Basij paramilitary force had pushed Biglari and a handful of others into their base and confronted them there, the family member said.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Midway through April, Sasaki approached pitching coaches Mark Prior and Connor McGuiness and suggested making a tweak to his forkball.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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As the February deadline approached, Epstein’s entities had not finished leaving the bank.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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What matters, after all, is that feeling of being engrossed in a good story.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Sitting on the dais between her husband and pregnant White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the first lady appears to be engrossed in conversation.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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As Spanish speakers, some of whom speak little to no English, the mothers on the committee had faced challenges in communicating with teachers, administrators and city leaders about their children’s needs.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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If one dared to purchase such disposable fare, there was no way to consume the offensive food with dignity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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In a world of singular cinnamon rolls, this cluster of mini cinnamon rolls dared to be different.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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