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My obsession with you kind of pulled me through life.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025 -
The industry’s obsession with skin care has also shifted makeup preferences in a major way, explains makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran, with skin prep taking precedence and skin tints and concealers continuing to replace full-coverage foundation for many beauty lovers.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
22 Aug. 2025
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Holton shared her long-dormant idea of creating a virtual reality simulator to teach women how to detect abnormalities in their breast tissue, and one UConn professor expressed interest.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s relatively accurate for miscarriages, especially those before 12 weeks, which researchers believe are usually caused by chromosomal abnormalities.—
Jill Lens,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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Some dogs are genetically prone to noise phobias, especially breeds such as Border collies or Australian shepherds.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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For those who have a needle phobia or just want to avoid a visit to the local clinic, here’s how to give yourself the flu vaccine at home.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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An investigation found that Batt befriended Lineman, who had senile dementia and required a live-in aide to help her with all daily activities, according to the district attorney’s office.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Age and Memory: The hippocampus plays an important role in memory and is one of the brain regions most affected by senile dementia.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 June 2017
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In Eric Lin’s film, Liu plays Irene Chao, a Chinese-American single parent who is battling health issues, while caring for a son who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nicholson, a recovering addict allegedly diagnosed with schizophrenia, has a history of mixing prescription medication with illicit substances, per the police report’s summary of Lawlor’s statements.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2019
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Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.—
Mercury News Readers,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2017
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In this sense, the Acosta interview is just a product of what feels like a collective delusion.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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But almost any retrospective coverage of anything in football — particularly, it must be said, from the 1990s — is so overwhelmingly positive to the point of delusion.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Dementedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementedness. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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