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In a 16-3 Wild Card loss to the Patriots, New England sacked Justin Herbert six times as part of 11 quarterback hits.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026 -
The administration sacked Greg Bovino, the Customs and Border Protection official who had become the front man for aggressive enforcement.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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However, the biggest news around the platform in recent times is its decision to axe end-to-end encryption for DMs.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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In September, Stellanis axed the pickup, citing slow demand.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Now this artist, who is devoted to depicting the Chicano struggle, says removing Chavez from artwork may be the only choice.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Rodney statue has been gathering dust in storage after being removed from public view in Delaware during the 2020 racial justice protests.—
Dan Diamond,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Indonesia was already struggling to meet targets to retire coal plants early, with financing delays even before the Iran war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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As his mentors retired and left political office, Rubio promised to toe the line.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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The former prince Andrew has been pretty much ostracized from the British royal family since his arrest.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
16 Mar. 2026
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They’ve been ostracized from an industry that, for one dramatic night in March 2003, celebrated them as winners.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Krebs, of Gary, who is gay and alleges her sexuality was often a target for her mistreatment, was a clerk/assistant, hired in October 2022 and terminated in mid-February.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Sony said that, during a certain time frame, Cox terminated only 32 accounts, a contrast to the hundreds of thousands of accounts dropped for non-payment, and failed to act.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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When Lenae was shut out of nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, likely a result of eligibility period technicalities, viral posts calling out her absence racked up tens of thousands of likes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Plano West shut out Grand Prairie 4-0 on Tuesday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Defenestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrate. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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