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Human Remains Found in Mexico’s Cenotes The skeleton was found partially covered in sediment, and its position on a sediment pile suggests intentional placement — likely as part of a ritual funerary practice.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The remains were found partially covered in sediment, and their position on a sediment pile suggests intentional placement, likely as part of a ritual funerary practice.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The new action-horror-comedy follows Satan-worshipping tenants living in a luxury New York City building who perform ritualistic killings their mostly poor and marginalized staff.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2026
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The film stars Samara Weaving as Grace, who finds herself, and her estranged sister, played by Kathryn Newton, the target of another murder spree after surviving a brutal, ritualistic near-death experience from the first film.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In many tribal communities, a lack of care coincides with long-standing inequities caused by centuries of systematic discrimination.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The situation of prisoners and the regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression must be made a central condition in any negotiations or engagement with the Islamic Republic.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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His on-ice intelligence gets high grades for how methodical and pinpoint accurate his execution is in the offensive zone.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Apollo program was centrally planned and ruthlessly methodical.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Formalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalistic. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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