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he gave us his definition of the perfect romantic evening on the town
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Outfit 5 Nothing feels as effortlessly cool as a matching set, and the Automet travel outfit is the definition of cozy-chic.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
Leading genocide scholars passed a resolution this week that declared Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Restricting trans people from buying guns would either require an act of Congress, or require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which reports to the Justice Department, to broaden the definition of a disqualifying mental health concern to include being transgender.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
By writing this problematic definition into law, AB 1264 paves the way for new restrictions on what families can buy with food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC, or for new taxes or labeling rules that could drive up costs.
—Elianna Friedman, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
Leading genocide scholars passed a resolution this week that declared Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Restricting trans people from buying guns would either require an act of Congress, or require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which reports to the Justice Department, to broaden the definition of a disqualifying mental health concern to include being transgender.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
By writing this problematic definition into law, AB 1264 paves the way for new restrictions on what families can buy with food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC, or for new taxes or labeling rules that could drive up costs.
—Elianna Friedman, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Incident description Lightning fire.—
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Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The bootcut bottoms come in a petite-friendly 27-inch inseam, which, according to the product’s description, fits those 5-foot-3 and under.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The portrait museum has a dizzying array of galleries depicting everything from Old Hollywood to 17th-century Indigenous Americans.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The effect is far more visceral and connected to nature than a depiction of a typical landscape derived from observation, memory, or dreams.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Grant called out The Last Dance for its depiction of Jordan's teammates, specifically Chicago's other Hall of Famer during Grant's run, seven-time All-NBA small forward Scottie Pippen.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Davis would go on to have a successful career, with a breakout role as Brooke Armstrong on Melrose Place followed by her now-iconic portrayal of Charlotte York in the Sex and the City franchise.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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His portrayal of Thomas Cromwell garnered him a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and an Emmy nomination.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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