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These are films in which marijuana shapes not just the tone, rhythm, and plot, but also the worldviews of the characters themselves.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Brent now lives in New York with his family—his husband, fellow designer Nate Berkus, and their two children, Poppy and Oskar—but Los Angeles still shapes the cadence of his life.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Around the moon’s south pole, where Artemis astronauts will be headed, conditions the new suit must withstand could be even more extreme.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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This flexible holder attaches easily to your seatback tray table and adjusts to multiple angles, allowing for hands-free viewing without craning your neck.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Most TVs have an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the panel brightness based on the room's lighting.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Mead has started 10 of Arsenal’s 17 WSL matches this season, and with her contract expiring in June — the same month as England’s final two qualifiers — her next move feels crucial.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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That closely matches the findings of a survey conducted earlier this year by the Jewish Federations of North America.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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He's taken a step back from touring and relearned how to create music in a way that suits his condition, including a new approach to playing the guitar.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Transferring them into a coordinated set of vessels — glass, ceramic or matte white, whatever suits your taste — turns the everyday into something that looks intentional.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Other textures considered, Dulude-De Celles also fashions a film about exile and estrangement and sacrificing one’s identity in pursuit of self-preservation, about what a place can do to people.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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The collision of genres fashions a delicate niche, but Planet X’s most striking moments are its most deconstructed.—
Pete Tosiello,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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Because business needs vary, Discover PB tailors its services to each, Lee said.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The company tailors its offerings to meet diverse consumer needs, often through smaller pack sizes, localized flavors, and affordable formats.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Instead of selling a standardized workflow across sectors, the winning play may be offering sector-specific intelligence that adapts to how each industry actually works.—
Michael Jacobides,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Indie horror darling David Bruckner has been tapped to direct the feature project that adapts the upcoming book by Marcus Kliewer and that was initially set up as short story in 2022.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Gears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gears. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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