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The memorial will also feature figurative sculptures, including one depicting the queen with Philip.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025 -
So Americans may save figurative pennies—while foreigners lose access to lifesaving drugs entirely.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The move was largely symbolic — such trade is relatively minimal — but demonstrated the worsening of their ties: Brussels is reportedly pressuring Beijing to raise its target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions ahead of this month’s meeting.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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In a post symbolic of fears that the company was now directly linked to his America Party, Musk was forced to correct the record that Tesla’s finance chief Vaibhav Taneja was not serving as Treasurer after a convincing fake had been uploaded to the Federal Election Commission’s website domain.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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“Euphemistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euphemistic. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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