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She’s faced with her 12-year-old brother’s growing desire to break free – when her estranged sister shows up with a proposition for the boy, the siblings’ relationship is put to the test.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025 -
When Caroline Mugun shows up at work in Mombasa, Kenya, the patients are behind subdividers.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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There's a red accent stripe that runs across the lower front fascia and turns up at the front corners, somewhat like The Joker's lipstick, but way less menacing.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Of course, with a luxury experience also comes a luxurious price tag and the cost of tickets won’t be the kind of budget fares people most associate with bus travel.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The singer’s recent hometown show comes weeks after her now ex-boyfriend, The Kid LAROI, seemingly confirmed their split.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Instead of a wild celebration, Cleveland’s losing streak, which dates back to last December, reaches seven.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Once the band reaches your chest, slowly reverse the direction, keeping your elbows straight.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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When summer arrives in Phoenix, city officials respond to the needs of an urban population coping with rising temperatures.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Creeps up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeps%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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