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This system of favoring certain chiefs and giving development projects to certain communities and not to others has strong parallels with the system practiced by oil companies in the region today.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Making Robby pricklier and more unsympathetic shows how that damage can turn a leader who once exemplified collaboration and practiced encouragement into someone whose ideals are overshadowed by his trauma.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Season two will also bring about Pfeiffer and Russell’s first scenes actually filmed together, as Stacy and Preston’s love story will continue even after his death.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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Some evangelicals espouse prophecies in which warfare involving Israel is key to bringing about the return of Jesus.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Despite calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese state was unable to carry out the provision.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering TTP leaders and thousands of members who carry out cross-border attacks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Wednesday marked Yankees ace Gerrit Cole’s first in-game appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery in early 2025.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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When offensive line coach Alex Mirabal and coach Mario Cristobal decided that Okunlola and McCoy would split left guard last season, Mirabal expected the former five-star recruit would ace the role.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Thursday, March 19, marked six years since the first COVID-19 lockdown was implemented in the United States.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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If passed, the bill would implement consumer protections like prohibiting people under 21, allowing problem gamblers to self-exclude and capping maximum wagers.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Kimani Kamau collapsed after being beaten at the line and was carried off on a stretcher by medical personnel.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Engage (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage%20%28in%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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