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More Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images/Getty Images Boston moved on from backup catcher Reese McGuire last summer and traded for Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen to pair with Connor Wong, who found a surge in his bat.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025 -
The surge for season seven was also fueled by newcomers to the Love Island franchise.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Weather will be mostly favorable on Tuesday, with cloud cover, lower temperatures and high humidity, but the presence of steady winds and outflow winds from thunderstorms could worsen the situation.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Isolated hot pockets may be tested if thunderstorm outflow winds present themselves.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
26 July 2025
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Indonesia’s Other Headache: Long before Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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How to help displaced pets and wildlife Recent storms in the Hill Country and Central Texas have brought challenges to local animal shelters, but also an overwhelming outpouring of community support.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
11 July 2025
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The outpouring of love from the wrestling community was just amazing.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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Compared to the haze of Lollapalooza Day 1, the washout redux of NASCAR weekend and the action-alert heat that’s suffocated the city since June, Saturday afternoon in Grant Park was Chicago finally showing its best.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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This year could be a washout for the stock market due to lofty tariffs, but 2026 could mark a return to new highs, according to the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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The Borrower Defense to Repayment program allows borrowers to request a discharge of their federal student loans if their school engaged in certain kinds of misconduct, such as misrepresenting key statistics about admissions selectivity or employment prospects.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Khanna described growing support for a discharge petition that would force the issue to the House floor.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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The Browns selected Sanders, 23, out of Colorado in the fifth round of April’s NFL Draft, ending a stunning slide for a quarterback many had projected to be a first-round pick.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Despite being a fifth round pick and suffering one of the most surprising slides in NFL Draft history, Sanders has remained upbeat.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall.—
Scott Burns,
Dallas News,
20 July 2023
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These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide.—
Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima,
New York Times,
14 July 2023
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“Engulfment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfment. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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