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Short's mother, Olive, passed away after a battle with cancer in 1968 and his father, Charles, died following a stroke just two years later in 1970.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026 -
Learn to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Over the weekend, Iran made a counter proposal to end the war.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The one-story four-bedroom has an open plan, with oversize windows, high ceilings, wood-look tile flooring, a primary bath with two vanities and zigzag floors, an office, and a kitchen with quartz counters and stainless appliances.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Amid aspersions and attack ads, the pair nearly came to blows at a community debate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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From there, both fighters were trading blows, but the fifth round was when Strickland had an interesting moment with Chimaev.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Jaxson Hayes was out of the postseason rotation last year and is now an important counterpunch behind Ayton.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Griffin’s Miami counterpunch didn’t come from nowhere.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The teen's uncle heard a loud thud and rushed to the shed to check on the two brothers.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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But a patient pugilist values the muffled thud of shots to the resolve.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Plus, the addition of a cuff adds a more polished aesthetic that prevents you from looking frumpy at the office or dinner.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Lopez accessorized the red dress with an equally red Chanel mini handbag, a large gold cuff bracelet, her now trademark aviator shades, and nude mule sandals.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
11 May 2026
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In addition to the colorful produce, the ISS also received over 2,300 pounds of research hardware and science equipment.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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The company’s machine, called Fusion, can theoretically handle 360 bowls per hour—far more than even a team of humans at full pelt.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
8 May 2026
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The PlayLab staff will host a story time featuring books inspired by bison, along with a coloring craft event and a touch-and-feel experience with bison pelts.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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