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ghetto

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as in hood

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Prices will start at 90 euros for a hood and other accessories in the capsule and go up to 450 euros for the charcoal wool coat.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
What’s concerning is that, from a team perspective, nothing under the hood suggests the poor results are flukey.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Santiago has world-class museums, vibrant parks and plazas, bohemian barrios, buzzing nightlife, and a growing food scene to match those globe-conquering wines.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
Jonás Cuarón arrives for a second time to SXSW on Tuesday with his latest feature film Campeón Gabacho, based on the 2015 Aura Xilonen novel about a young man who crosses the Rio Grande after a harsh reality in Mexico to face a wild life in a New York City Latino barrio.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026

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Fiercely protective of their culture, and almost uniquely self-sustaining within the wider UK dance-music scene, jungle and drum’n’bass have long tended to exist in their own siloed enclave.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Palestinians have reported an increase in the scale of Israeli strikes across the enclave over the past few days.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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But that’s not the only reason the city and its surrounding neighborhoods, long known as a lively metropolis of late nights and ocean views, have become a developer’s playground.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
General manager Anthony Reese, who runs the NoDa location, told CharlotteFive the pet-friendly pub was sold to Small Bar, a neighborhood dive known for craft cocktails and beer.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

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Alberto Briseno, a section chief for ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, wrote in a declaration that ICE personnel deleted the file after it was discovered and it was not used for law enforcement purposes.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 17 July 2026
There was disappointment among sections of the fanbase that Neave was not given more of an opportunity over the run-in, especially given how Woltemade and Wissa struggled.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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