as in letters
an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops
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The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025 -
Over two decades after Joplin's passing, Laura opened up about her childhood and relationship with the vocalist in her 1992 book Love, Janis, which contained letters the singer had sent home.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Following her post, fellow artists and fans flooded the comments with messages of support.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
28 Sep. 2025
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Organisers posted messages to their big screens reminding spectators of proper conduct but later in the day police had to move in to stand in front of spectators.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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She is also known for the message of body positivity in her social-media missives.—
Daniel Kaplan,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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The person with a fragile mental state might readily, of their own accord, misinterpret what the AI says and therefore turn otherwise innocuous missives into an untoward instruction or guiding command.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Front man Coleman cuts a tall, brooding figure, saving his emotions for his vocal delivery and occasional pronouncements on the importance of faith.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Both albums feature gnomic lyrical pronouncements.—
Rumaan Alam,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Along with some shockingly gruesome slides (lots of intestines and Jack the Ripper–style organ removal), Wallace shares that the New York Ripper is still traumatizing the relatives of his victims by leaving voice-mails taunting them about his brutal crimes.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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The unions have asked the court to declare that both OMB and OPM have exceeded their statutory authority and acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, and to invalidate any actions that may come from the memos and guidance issued.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Several legal firms have issued memos raising concerns about the missive's effect on foundations and nonprofit organizations.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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From creating social media posts to writing stories to leading search-audience strategy — and a whole lot more — lead digital producer Chris Kuhagen has a huge impact on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chris Dreja, a musician, photographer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was a co-founder of the pioneering British rock band the Yardbirds and a co-writer of many of that band’s songs, has died, according to social media posts from his sister-in-law and his former bandmate Jimmy Page.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Trackhouse Racing, Spire Motorsports, Kaulig Racing and Haas Factory Team were the only charter-holding teams not included in the declarations.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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The bold declarations in the lyrics express that those who want to love give it their all.—
Billboard China,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Encyclicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclicals. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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