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The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026 -
With supply stretched, these resources become more precious, and more expensive, for other businesses in the areas surrounding data center construction, according to Fordham University economics professor Marc Conte.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Calls for the actress to drop her curl routine rang throughout TikTok as soon as the first episode aired, alongside speculation that her hair wasn’t real.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Brian Miller, who was fired in June 2019 for hiding behind his car as the first shots rang out at the school, got his job back with back pay less than a year later after an arbitrator ruled in his favor.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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But it’s presented here with invigorating flourishes that encircle the story within specific moments in time, while also granting it a stirring dramatic transcendence.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The rock was encircled by a whopping 58 more pink diamonds, plus one half-moon diamond on either side.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some may find this a bit too fine-grained, overly implicated in language’s self-enfolding folds.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Julia walked with her head high, at a normal pace, confident now that the slope beside her would serve as a safety net like the one that enfolded Vroni—the German welfare state.—
Nell Zink,
New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2025
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Multiple suits challenging the administration’s policies that restrict legal immigration are pending in federal court.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bauer proposed an amendment to state that a government body shouldn’t take action to prohibit, deny, restrict or interfere with the right to marry based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The backstory Sitting on the site of a former sugar and coconut plantation from the late 1790s, the sprawling property encompasses the resort, as well as 39 private rental retreats and 80 residential units.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Tarrant County’s 73 inmate deaths since 2017 is less than the 109 in Bexar County, which encompasses San Antonio and has a similar jail capacity as Tarrant County, according to the report.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Parents can take action to limit their baby’s exposure to ultraprocessing and the additives that come with it, Houlihan said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Honeycomb’s plan is to use deed restrictions to limit future resale price increases, ensuring that the units remain available as affordable housing for the next 40 years or longer.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Enframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enframe. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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