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Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov, the defense minister, said in January.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov said in January.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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But over the past decade or so, major schisms have emerged.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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And by making Constanze less forgiving of Mozart’s infidelities and eventually Salieri’s confidante of sorts, Barton moves her from a supporting character to a more load-bearing point in the series’ primary triangle with her own ambitions and resentments.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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She was eventually consumed by his infidelities.—
Álex Ander,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the treatment comes with misconceptions and a stigma, following its connection to Matthew Perry's sudden death in 2023.—
Paula Ebben,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Walker said one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding fashion is the assumption that aesthetics alone sustain a business.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The standout look continues with an all-red sole unit, and the only deviations in color come from a white pebbled leather Swoosh and gold mesh window.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Equally important, treat deviations from your targets with rigor.—
Thierry Brunel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its document generation tools guide founders through complex legal processes step by step, reducing errors and ensuring completeness.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Two incidents in January involved reversing errors, including backing into a wooden utility pole and hitting a curb while parking.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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“Defections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defections. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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