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The purges drove an exodus of research talent, with figures like Einstein, Bethe, and Krebs emigrating to the UK and, mostly, the US.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Since emigrating from Colombia in 1990, the Lancôme beauty adviser entered the category working with Prescriptives before moving to Victoria’s Secret and Children’s Place.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Linson had a renegade spirit and a rock and roll heart, and was part of a new wave of younger filmmakers that included Hal Ashby and Jonathan Demme.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The project is described as a supernatural home invasion horror-thriller about a disaffected teenage girl who must team up with a renegade witch to protect her little sister from a murderous coven hellbent on using her as a human sacrifice in an apocalyptic ritual on Halloween night.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the state is also being forced to consider nontraditional water sources while staring down the impending water shortage.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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That means lots of bratwurst, plenty of beer and traditional and nontraditional tunes from the Zicke Zacke Band.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After venturing to Rome in season four, season five sees Emily spending more time in Italy, even journeying to Venice, as was previously teased in first-look photos.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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With Louis and Claudia (Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles) journeying to Europe in search of other vampires, this season of Interview is phenomenal, rounded out with an incredible cast of seductive vamps from the Théâtre des Vampires.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has opened up about the band’s extended break from touring, revealing that personal loss and emotional burnout contributed to the group’s seven-year absence from the stage.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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When Bruce began touring and selling out arenas, Adele became famous for dancing with her son on stage—including at 90 years old, during a show in 2016.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sacrament revolves around two cousins from San Bernardino, Larette and Cherrise, who, along with two traveling nurses—four ICU nurses in all—are isolating in individual Mallard trailers in CamperWorld, three blocks from Our Lady of Sorrows hospital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Defecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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