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This interview has been condensed and edited.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
7 May 2026 -
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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Reuters previously reported that North Korea revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, reflecting Kim’s push to formally treat the two Koreas as separate states.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The show was extensively revised during a workshop period at the O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Livesey, a professor emerita at the University of Oklahoma, is recognized as a significant Pauline scholar, and her book is closely argued, formidably annotated, and beautifully provocative.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sliced from a tree felled by loggers in 1891, the cross-section was annotated with historical events that marked its 13 centuries of life, from the beginning of Chinese book printing to the Crusades to the invention of the telescope.—
Elena Megalos,
Longreads,
31 Mar. 2026
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This resulted in 22 days of additional shooting and the ending being reworked, pushing the film’s release date from April 2025 to April 2026.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2026
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The kitchen has been reworked with stainless-steel appliances and a natural quartzite breakfast bar, but the personality is most concentrated in the bedrooms.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
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The error, as the Transportation Secretary’s office put it, was soon rectified.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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And with multiple, high-rate alternatives to choose from, it can easily be rectified.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The location was reopened after a follow-up inspection found the violations had been corrected.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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Those of us who subscribe and read the paper each and every day know the coverage of the deplorable Operation Midway Blitz has been outstanding, and now the world knows too.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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These intimate reflections read like pages taken from private diaries, with all the informality and vulnerability of that genre, including misspellings and stray thoughts.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The location of the incident and the victim’s identity were redacted from the probable cause statement.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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The titles of the remaining positions were redacted.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
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