A lot of noise around the Chiefs The Chiefs have become a mainstay in NFL discourse by winning three Super Bowls in the Mahomes era, and annoying an endless list of fan bases with their ability to overcome the odds and rally for a late win at an unprecedented rate.
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Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
Thankfully, with the Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni, worrying about cleaning up has become a thing of the past.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes far out into the ocean give forecasters the opportunity to observe the powerful heat machines without worrying about catastrophic landfalls.
His summer holiday after scoring three times in the group stage for Portugal in the European Under-21 Championship — punctuated by a rasping right-footed shot into the top corner against Poland that circulated widely among Chelsea fans online — consisted of a week spent with friends in the Algarve.
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
Thrips have rasping, sucking mouthparts.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Some live with the gnawing fear of running out of options.
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Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
All this scrolling feeds a gnawing anxiety about the status of men today, imperiled by shifting cultural norms and technological addictions — an insecurity at the core of debates about the place of men in literature today.
Sluggish consumption, a manufacturing glut and prolonged woes in the country’s vast property sector are among the main challenges now vexing Beijing policymakers and businesses.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Take time to dig out vexing taproots, such as those of dandelions and mulberry seedlings.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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