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Adapted from the Danish novels by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit), the Netflix series is a gripping yarn about the yoke of guilt and the unwavering patience of redemption.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
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Unnamed members of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department were also set to testify, but were moved to tomorrow after Clark's gripping testimony took the full day.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Their foreheads were pressed together, their eyes were shut, their hands clasped; her lips were ever-so-slightly pursed, his forehead was wrinkled in concentration.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The voracious pachyderm finally backed out of the store, a bag of snacks still clasped in his trunk.—
Chelsea Chan,
NBC news,
5 June 2025
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This new Knockout Mode really helps you to grasp the size of this game, and that brings me to Free Roam. Free Roam is the big new thing for Mario Kart World.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Considering the number of plays that have wowed New York since live television became an American utility, the event’s significance may feel hard to grasp.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 June 2025
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Tyrese Haliburton ridiculously clutch shooting in Game 1 proves that.—
Harry Enten,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The Director also happens to be the bloody mama of the secret crime syndicate the Ruska Roma—the very organization whose clutches John Wick is seeking to escape.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The Indiana Pacers had the Knicks cornered — overwhelmed, battered and desperate.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Sharing these private details will be challenging, since authoritative Saturn and confusing Neptune will corner the sun over the next few days.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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Grand Slam tournaments offer the most ranking points on tour, and by reaching the final, both Sabalenka and Gauff have secured 1,300 points.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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SpaceX teams then raced to retrieve the floating spacecraft and its crew of four, helping secure the Dragon and hoist it onto a recovery vessel.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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A number of the protesters held high the flags of South American countries like Mexico as the U.S. flag burned on the ground.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Toothless holds his own alongside Hiccup, even as the actor appears in what look more like sets than bona fide locations.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Dallas keeps bringing up last year’s six-game win over Colorado in an apparent effort to buck up themselves and their despondent fans, who are rending their garments over a meaningless seven-game losing streak to end the season.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Seagull The season’s starriest show is Chekhov’s rending play about art, love and loss in a new version from Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, with Ostermeier directing.—
Matt Wolf,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fist. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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