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Blue Stone counters and Thermador appliances trail the space with Sailor Blue cabinetry, too, ahead of an area that seats four by coastline views.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025 -
Separate each type of flower and greenery into small vases or jars with water, then line them on the counter to create your floral bar.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Australia hasn’t been subject to the body blows that Mr. Trump has delivered to other longstanding U.S. allies, and that have become a factor in at least one recent election — like threatening Canada’s sovereignty and calling into doubt the future of military alliances with Europe.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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In the rear of an IndyCar vehicle is a safety device called an attenuator, designed to cushion the blow from a rear impact into the wall.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The lawyers claim the measure signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this month has already dealt significant blows to campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana in the state.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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And yet, by hook or by crook, Black Americans took their education into their own hands.—
Karida L. Brown,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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Start with a hook that grabs attention in the first 5-8 words.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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He gets paid for hits and this creates hits for him.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Miramax has struck a deal for remake rights to Thai film How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, a huge hit across Asia last year, which also became the first Thai movie to be shortlisted for Best International Feature at the Oscars.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Excerpts from his books and essays—read by Damien Lewis—float over news clips showing streets reduced to rubble after 2003’s Battle of Basra in Iraq, or capturing the anguish of man grieving over a child's body in 2023 Gaza.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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This final clip is from the regular-season meeting between Ohio State and Oregon.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Experts recommend using the acronym FAST to identify a stroke and take action.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
23 May 2025
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Foxx experienced a stroke caused by a brain bleed that left him unable to walk and in the hospital for months.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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China is set to launch its second Tianwen deep space exploration mission late May, targeting both a near-Earth asteroid and a main belt comet, Space News reports.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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Juno has transmitted back thousands of raw images of the belts and zones within the giant planet’s dense clouds that encircle it in the last almost nine years in the Jovian System.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Counterblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblow. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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