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These are very big doings for a couple of middle-aged Englishmen delivering deep dives into everything from the fall of Carthage and Crazy Horse and Custer, to the life of Samuel Johnson and the Iranian Revolution of 1979.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026 -
Where Iain was tart, Hoffman was goofy and glib, using the jokey pitch modulations of a fake talk-show host to let viewers know that the Islanders’ doings were ridiculous.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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However, most institutions have to tap their reserves or regular operating revenue from other sources to come up with the scholarship increases, and at some point that becomes a dangerous means of survival.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Traditional means of information weren’t far behind search engines.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The fly doesn’t travel big distances and moves more frequently on infested livestock.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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That move is set to make CEO Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The facility will run around the clock, with most workers on four 10-hour shifts, with three days off.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Brown said momentum has endured as a strategy because investors tend to continue rewarding companies benefiting from innovation cycles and favorable industry shifts, creating trends that can last longer than many expect.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Here are some reasons for curling tomato leaves and next steps to take to save your crop.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Miami reaching the national title game was a major step for a program that had been in a 20-year slumber.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Kareem chased it down in the corner, did a bit of a tightrope act to stay inbounds, then turned around and drained it with near-perfect form.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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But state officials have been dragging their feet on implementing the measures.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Officials recommended several preventative measures, including keeping pets vaccinated against rabies.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The backstory You can’t just open a world-class hotel in Paris—and perhaps no one is more aware of that fact than Silvio Ursini, the executive vice president of Bulgari Hotels and Resorts, who described a more than decade-long process of finding and selecting the perfect site for the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Those margins remained tight as counting continued, with millions of ballots — many cast by mail — still left to process.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Counterstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstep. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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