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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
In 2020, Variety reported that Kane had suffered a stroke that left him largely unable to speak.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The 30-seat Soho counter restaurant makes each roll to order, placing them directly into your palm to be eaten on the spot.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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As words have incantatory power to shift elements of fate, as well as matters of the heart, this project calls forward questions around an alleged family curse from Nagasaki and the writing process as its own counter-spell.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For a club already facing relegation on the pitch, their own fans may have just dealt them the final, crushing blow.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The decision by the Senate's parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, deals a blow to Trump and his administration, which has sought the money for security purposes related to the ballroom.—
Nolan D. McCaskill,
USA Today,
17 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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Canet has to do some gymnastics to sell several of his conceits, and a few reveals land with the thud of too-easy convenience.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The last-place Mets opened their nine-game road trip 5-2 and closed it with a thud.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Within, clients will have the opportunity to select from over 1,000 fabrics, 25 options for collars and cuffs and 20 varieties of monogram and will have 18 body measurements taken to develop their custom paper pattern.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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The double-breasted jacket included buttons at the waist and the cuffs.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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As captain, Poulin got the 35-pound Walter Cup first, lifting it over her head as confetti exploded around her.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The union highlighted the contrast between workers’ pay and the cost of Net-a-Porter’s high-end offerings, whose price tags can top 150,000 pounds, or nearly $202,000.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 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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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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