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Noun
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Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The ultimate outcome, then, was that, by the end of the seventies, Margaret Thatcher had been able to bring the various discontents mixed up in that into a kind of big-tent project within a mainstream center-right party.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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As discontent with the government grows, more Cubans aspire to regime change rather than reform.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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But along with the company’s meteoric rise has come mounting legal woes over purported harms caused by its technology.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Paul Stanley and John Fogerty referenced label woes; Raye advocated for a songwriter’s share of recording master rights.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is pivotal in reducing the risk of wildfires during these hazardous conditions.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is pivotal in mitigating the risk of wildfires during these perilous conditions.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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From individual missions to tours aboard the ISS, video games have featured surprisingly often in the inky blackness of space.—
William Worrall,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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Lighting the mood Production design includes dramatic lighting effects, intensely bright (oof, that spotlight) to sudden pitch-blackness.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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And up until 2022, all of those reports — hundreds each year, sent by mail, fax, and email — were read, assessed for seriousness, and manually entered into a database by OHRP staff.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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Although no successful secession movement has arisen since 1865, contemporary secession movements exist, with varying degrees of seriousness, and in the 21st century polls have shown that interest in secession has been rising.—
Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 3,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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The hormone pills can cause serious side effects, particularly fatigue and moodiness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The former's moodiness will complement the latter's cuteness for a fashion-forward outfit.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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“Dolorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolorousness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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