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Apparent tornadoes touched down in the Midwest on Friday and a weekend flooding risk remains as roller-coaster weather sweeps the country, with some states experiencing summer-like temperatures in the middle of spring.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Season 2 begins with the Hardacre family on the brink of transformation in 1895, as modernity sweeps into Hardacre Hall with electricity and shifting loyalties.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tokyo Stylez, Cardi’s hairstylist, brushes out a sleek brown hairpiece, and Erika la’ pearl, her makeup artist, dabs at Cardi’s face while the rapper scrolls through her phone, controlling the music.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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When some chime in to say their doctors had been cautiously optimistic about treatments, Sarah brushes that aside.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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If one person always scrubs toilet bowl rings, resentment can build, so try to get ahead of that.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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Precipitation scrubs the atmosphere clean, picking up pollutants on its way down to the ground.—
Isabel Lopez,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
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But viewers should ignore the noise and make up their own minds about the film, which turns out to be a standout in the overcrowded sports documentary genre.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bissell SmartSeal Allergen System vacuums Bissell sells four Smart Seal Allergen vacuums branded as Pet Hair Eraser models.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moisture is why LaMarita never rinses cauliflower before tucking it into the crisper.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
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His team cleans and converts messy internal files—from handwritten field notes for commercial clients to exotic classified file formats for the government—so they can be searched safely inside a secure vector database.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The best mom with the awesome lunchboxes, who volunteers, and cleans the house.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Dry-cleans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry-cleans. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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