This seeming paradise of capitalism soon curdles into a prison that strips the survivors of their humanity, yet at the same time Romero never forgets the humanity that the mass of zombies once had.
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James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
There’s something striking about how Black Mirror, which primarily fixates on near-futuristic tech conceits as a lens through which to unpack human anxieties, has effectively spanned the length of our collective curdling relationship with technology.
Environmental Benefits of Increasing Oysters in U.S. Waters Found in salty or coastal waters, oysters clump together to live in shells, along piers and on top of rocks.
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Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Blood clots are clumped together by thread-like proteins called fibrin.
The issue came up for Senate Republicans at a conference-wide meeting Wednesday, where some were itching to lower the cap but wary of gumming things up for Johnson.
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Al Weaver,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
The Senate should give the bill a substantial rewrite and Democrats should use all procedural tools in their arsenal to gum it up while explaining its shortcomings to the public.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
The death of the 32-year-old has shuttered the federal criminal prosecution and thickens the cloud of mystery surrounding the May 17 bombing attack at the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.
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Scott MacFarlane
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
Vanilla bean paste contains the seeds of the vanilla pod mixed with sugar, extract, and thickening agents.
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