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Notre Dame fell 27-24 to Miami in the season opener, when Carr was sacked three times.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Being sacked by Chelsea and then West Ham in less than three years is slightly different to winning league and European trophies and being a statue-level hero at three different clubs, or taking England to two major finals and making the national team likeable again.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The company is pink-slipping 15% of its staff, according to a source with knowledge of the cuts.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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And that's because the rot appears to be spreading up the age range to the point that British first-time parents are now more likely to support axing the crown than ever before.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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That likely means around 150-200 locations being axed, according to USA TODAY estimates.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Officials urge residents to take precautions like using insect repellent and removing standing water.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Yet, Barclays’ Venkateshwar expects the environment will likely get more difficult for the wireless carrier in the future, as the entire sector deals with elevated churn — the pace at which customers are added and removed.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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When a horse retires, Dills said it is first offered to its handler and then to officers within the department.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The big move by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy the chemicals business of oil giant Occidental Petroleum for nearly $10 billion is a double win for Berkshire, analysts say, in Buffett’s potential swan song deal before retiring at the end of December.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Annie became part of the Kele tribe but initially ostracized herself from the rest of the group and chose to go on solo missions rather than bond with the team.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Those with low self-esteem were more likely to use silence as a defensive response to criticism or rejection and were more likely to report feeling ostracized more frequently themselves.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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To eliminate any risk to his campaign, Arthur has Lady Olivia terminate the pregnancy in London.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers must also consider at all times whether to terminate a chase, based on 19 risk factors that include road conditions and the likely presence of children or elderly pedestrians in the immediate area.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The first loss of the Mike Sanford Era was defined by the Eagles offense getting shut out in the second half.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nashville schools were shut out from DII-AA volleyball championships from 2016-24 largely due to Briarcrest’s dominant run of titles in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.—
Tyler Palmateer,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Defenestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrate. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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