The dog keeps pulling the tablecloth off the table, there’s piss on the ground, and her husband Jackson, played by Robert Pattinson, is just there — annoying enough on its own.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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.
Known for his brash comedic style, the British actor seems tailor-made for the part of the bearded bully who delights in tormenting everyone around him — especially his wife.
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Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
By 2016, the Penguins had been tormenting the Capitals with playoff comebacks for decades, and Sidney Crosby was pulling away in his rivalry with Alexander Ovechkin.
Grieving Vince, worrying about Bode, and taking care of her Cal Fire family is a lot to balance.
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Alamin Yohannes,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Stop worrying about the bubble in AI—its growth is sustainable, three Wall Street analysts from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Wedbush argued this morning in notes seen by Fortune.
Combining three different actives (AHAs, BHAs, and PHAs) in one product without totally irritating the skin seems like an impossible task, yet Some by Mi has accomplished it with this ease.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Always dilute apple cider vinegar with water and drink through a straw to avoid damaging tooth enamel and irritating the esophagus.
Cody Gapko struck the post three times — once with a deflected cross, twice with rasping drives — while Senne Lammens saved Alexander Isak’s shot with an outstretched right foot.
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Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Thrips have rasping, sucking mouthparts.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
There came a moment—probably before the husband dragged the child, gnawing on his gloved hand, through attic insulation—when things shifted like a plank laying across a fulcrum, weight placed on one end.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Yet the techno-optimism sweeping the production community is accompanied by a gnawing anxiety about the way established IP is at risk of being ripped off and remixed.
There were vexing penalties among the Eagles’ nine infractions.
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Zach Berman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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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