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In the first film, mystical Chinese fortune cookies cause Anna, a rebellious teenager, and her uptight mother, Tess, to swap bodies.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
Shooter aped Marvel Comics’ writing style, bringing a measure of 1960s cool to the more uptight comics that National put out.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Not too happy about the volatile nature of PLTR stock?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Broadening market As the S & P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records again on Wednesday, there is a simultaneous broadening and a move into more volatile parts of the market by investors.—
Frank Holland,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The vices of deficiency, such as being anxious, agitated, impatient, inattentive, and rash, are common everyday experiences.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orange County students are returning to class this month as districts navigate an anxious back-to-school season shaped by immigration raids over the summer and the possibility that attendance drops could cut into school funding.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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Straightforward passages turn into figurative reflections and allusive pathways….No poet is more mercurial while frank, more understated while exacting, or more enlightened while inquisitive.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Philadelphia singer-songwriter is the very paradox of an indie rock star—a humble, mercurial, softspoken dude who has amassed a cult following and put out a string of remarkable, ramshackle albums.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
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Tucked into the southern village of Panza, this rocky cove is home to natural infinity pools warmed by volcanic springs that spill into the sea.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Aug. 2025
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Accurate predictions of eruptions at the Seamount could help volcanologists forecast future volcanic eruptions on land -- some that could potentially pose a danger to humans, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Online, some expressed surprise that the long-running, edgy animation had become so critical of the Trump administration, noting that South Park was one of the loudest critical voices out there.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The song arrives alongside an edgy music video, co-directed by Slayyyter and Hannah DeVries, that follows the song’s lyrics about love, excess and detachment.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Although the emergency warning was reduced to a less urgent heavy rain warning on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that the soil had become unstable due to the precipitation, leaving the region at an elevated risk of landslides even without excessive rain.—
Trisha Mukherjee,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2025
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People have been urged to avoid entering possibly unstable buildings as aftershocks continued to shake the area, according to the Times.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Inside many of Duchêne’s faithful, masterful re-creations of haute cuisine are hints of a nervy brilliance: in a dish of oeufs mayonnaise, the normally ghost-white emulsion was bright green with herbs and topped audaciously with a tumble of tuna tartare.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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Speculation continues about the future ownership of ITV, which has been pursued by the likes of RedBird IMI and Banijay, and producers remain nervy about how things will shake out.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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“Flibbertigibbety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flibbertigibbety. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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