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Fox asks when presented with the number.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Williams asks in the opening verse.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The pride in Plough’s expressions and the tone of his voice was reflective of the theme that every victory is to be savored in this rough-and-tumble sport, one in which no one weeps for the wounded.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Carrie begs Lo to drop it before things get worse.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stripped to her underwear and tied to a chair, Evelyn begs for her life as Gein wheels out a corpse, wraps its long-dead fingers around the handle of a hammer, and brings both inanimate objects down on Evelyn’s head.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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These four are all very proud of their special status, which involves democratic processes, including members electing the club’s president, approving (or not) annual accounts, and voting on changes to club statutes at assemblies that must be held once a year.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This surgery involves a smaller incision.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Cries (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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