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Working on a spell or ritual to draw big money your way?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 June 2025 -
Yes, of course, couples will be decided by trial-by-make-out and ritual humiliation.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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Brody played Nikolai Wolf, the Satanist responsible for the ritualistic sacrifice that leads to Jennifer's possession.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
9 June 2025
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Examining the real reasons for this is less fun—and, for many, less profitable—than imagining that Hollywood is a front for ritualistic sadism.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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Dependency Analysis And Risk Assessment: Carry out a systematic evaluation of your domain strategy.—
Daniel Strauss,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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For almost five decades, Iran has been run as a police state, where fear, surveillance, and systematic human rights abuses are tools of governance and methods of regime survival.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Similarly, Israel’s methodical strikes on research labs, explosives test sites, reactors, and nuclear scientists has likely set back the Islamic Republic’s work — either toward nuclear breakout or a just-in-time weapon that could be ready within weeks.—
Brett Schaefer,
National Review,
23 June 2025
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The British soldiers fought in red uniforms with orderly precision and methodical execution; Marion fought in camouflage from trees and bushes.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Formalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalistic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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