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The Irish rebounded from a uptight opening performance against England with a dazzling effort in their first test in Galway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026 -
The service From the valets to the front desk, the wait staff to the receptionist at the spa, the service was consistently warm and responsive without being uptight.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The story centers on a young couple (Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny) whose lives become entangled with their volatile boss and his wife (Isaac and Carey Mulligan) after witnessing a disturbing incident at an elite country club.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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The president and his Cabinet members are giving conflicting statements about the impact of the war on gas prices as Americans grow more anxious about the economic toll that the conflict is taking.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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This is the move that helps the shyest, most introverted, most socially anxious people relax.—
Henna Pryor,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The volunteer, named Jacki and played with warm restraint by Tessa Thompson, has been slowly developing a friendship with Yarris, a mercurial but undeniably charismatic character played by Adrien Brody, your go-to actor for any slight man with a loping, unsteady energy.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Quiet Maryam and mercurial Farhan—eight years apart—had often squabbled, gone through periods of not talking, but without her sister as a foil, Maryam was diminished.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rivera built Anahuacalli to house his collection of pre-Hispanic art in a volcanic-stone complex in southern Mexico City.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the dramatic style, Aguilera also added edgy micro bangs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the company has no plans to allow edgier bets on the prediction app, Genetski said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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This progress addresses the requirement for high oxidation states, which typically makes material growth unstable under conditions that allow for superconductivity.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Her very reliable and efficient assistant Eunice (Seoyeon Jang) stands by her side but curries the jealous attention of unstable Ashley.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Wedgewood and the Avs handled their business, albeit with some nervy moments mixed in, and collected a 1-0 lead in this best-of-seven series.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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With no fewer than eight players now within just four strokes of the lead, McIlroy headed back to the range to try to recalibrate ahead of his final round, but a nervy three-putt from four feet at the fourth hole on Sunday afternoon seemed to be disastrous.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Flibbertigibbety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flibbertigibbety. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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