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Looking at the historical sample of data, the goal was to develop a set of rules that helped distinguish the genuine contenders from the pretenders and to narrow down as few actual champions as possible while simultaneously eliminating as many of the wannabes.—
Neil Paine,
New York Times,
17 June 2025 -
But for those trying to fill out their brackets this week, here are the Big Ten’s contenders and pretenders heading into March Madness.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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As far as the law was concerned, Bowers was a hypocrite.—
Martin Padgett
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Voices Hiltzik: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief?—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Caricatured by Honoré Daumier and his lesser followers always as a mountebank, a charlatan, a circus clown, Louis Napoleon could normalize the extent of his outrages by the seeming harmlessness of his absurdities.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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Where to watch Saw: Amazon Prime Video (to rent) 03 of 10 Saw X (2023) John Kramer ventures to Mexico for an experimental cancer treatment administered by money-hungry charlatans in this slick but not particularly inventive revival sequel, which takes place between the events of Saw and Saw II.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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The Reframe: From Proving To Exploring Breaking free from the impostor myth isn’t about proving more.—
Neerja Bhatia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The impostors then stole two hot dogs and menaced the vendor with a knife before taking off on Seventh Ave., heading toward 44th St. Cops took one man into custody following the heist, and are looking for a second person dressed in a red hoodie, black pants and black and white sneakers.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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