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The difference shows up in everything from user interface design that feels like home to features that assume our success rather than our struggle.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025 -
This often shows up in earnings releases as GAAP versus non-GAAP results.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Then Pol, Martí’s macho young teen son, turns up, who obviously won’t get on with Julia’s boy.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Eileen’s imminent arrival is made even more dramatic when a younger woman named Thea (Imogen Poots) turns up at Hedda’s door in a state of distress.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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The new launch comes just a few months after The Dispatch acquired SCOTUSBlog, the legal analysis website.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pair's conversation comes just after the release of their books.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Social Reckoning, which hits theaters over the Columbus Day weekend, follows The Social Network in getting released in October, as fall can be a prosperous time for adult dramas.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Want to feast on all the night market hits without the crowds?—
Clarissa Wei,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia West Virginia’s New River Gorge National Park reaches its peak color in late October with shades of orange, red, and yellow blending into a rich fall tapestry.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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This African vine is commonly grown as an annual from seed and quickly reaches 3 to 6 feet tall and wide.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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Even on Tuesday morning, mere days before the Vikings’ 195-or-so-person traveling party arrives, Martin was sorting through specifics.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pho ga arrives as a crystal clear broth cradling a mound of rice noodles and gently poached chicken.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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