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Smart-casual works almost everywhere, but dress modestly (elbows, knees covered) in heritage spots.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Views on personal finances also improved modestly.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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And where other services might interrupt their programming with commercials, the Looney Tunes ads count down unobtrusively and play in between each entry, preserving each punch line accordingly.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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All those sounds also have to blend in unobtrusively.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What To Know ICE leaders in these cities were relieved of their jobs and moved to other posts within the federal agency on Friday, with the DHS quietly beginning to overhaul its mass deportation operation over the weekend.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Retailers are also feeling the impact; some may quietly factor higher shipping expenses into their prices.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are slow-moving creatures, living inconspicuously in Central American and South American rainforests.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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They were carried out over two months, by crews working inconspicuously at night, and the parties then quietly resolved compensation and insurance claims.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Demurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demurely. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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