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Tel Aviv activists hold silent vigils mourning Gaza’s children, confronting public hostility with quiet resilience.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The end of hostilities could also revive deals like a joint venture between BP and Abu Dhabi’s national oil company, which had been paused during the war.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The entry of taxi-hailing apps Uber and Bolt in Kenya was greeted with antagonism — strikes by traditional taxi operators, protests over pricing by Uber drivers, and even intervention by government agencies.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Things change, and antagonisms and jealousies and resentments that weren’t there before emerge.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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According to Vedam's supporters, though, there was no evidence of any animosity between the two men, nor any witnesses or physical evidence tying Vedam to the crime.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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There always have been opportunities for parental involvement Part of the problem, McQuillan and Juchems told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is the culture of suspicion and animosity that surrounds teaching materials used in the classroom.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Healing means reminding myself to have self-compassion instead of contempt.—
Angela Kenzslowe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sparks is accused of not only failing to purge two prior contempt findings, but has since engaged in behavior resulting in an additional finding of contempt.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Among the crowds, which have on occasion contained tens of thousands, there have been displays of violent antisemitic sentiment, as well as language that conflates enmity toward Israel, Zionism and Jews themselves.—
Alex Holmes,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Spaniard’s infamous on-track clash with Rossi in Malaysia back in 2015 created a lasting enmity towards Márquez from both Rossi himself and the Italian’s many loyal fans, a source of frustration for the 2025 champion’s Ducati team.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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These maggots vomit and excrete illuminated threads of bile to entice tiny insects to their deaths.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Global leaders are being tested by intractable wars in Gaza,Ukraine and Sudan, uncertainty about the economic and social impact of emerging artificial intelligence technology, and anxiety about Trump’s antipathy for the global body.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
23 Sep. 2025
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American health-care systems already frayed by a brutal pandemic are being dismantled further, and Americans’ antipathy for one another is having deadly effects on children and families.—
Rachel Pearson,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many people use ear seeds without issues, but the seeds or tape can cause discomfort, skin irritation, nausea, or dizziness.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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By virtue of its lack of carbs, clear protein doesn’t contain any lactose—a sugar found in dairy that can cause digestive irritation in some people, like bloating and diarrhea.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Empoisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoisonment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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