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Three Bulgarians were suspected of painting red hands on Paris’ Holocaust Memorial in May 2024, with the Paris prosecutor suggesting Russia was behind the crime.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
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Following his return from Iraq for his second deployment, while living in California, Villareal got into painting motorcycles.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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The pledge and the accompanying FAQs clearly state that the targets are complicit Israeli film institutions and companies, given their pervasive involvement in whitewashing or justifying Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its apartheid regime against all Palestinians.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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But by embroidering the drama of an American navigating Paris Fashion Week with stories of other women caught in the whirl, Winocour dilutes them all.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Alongside this darkness, Sage shares the traditions of her people that save her life, braiding her personal story together with Cree stories, and with the ceremonies that have carried her through times of need.—
Eliana Ramage
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Designed by legendary Mexican architects Alberto Kalach and Ignacio Urquiza, La Valise Mazunte debuts with six ocean-facing suites and the oversized Villa Pentágonos, dramatically clinging to the coastline with a plunge pool seemingly hanging over the sea.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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While some may cringe at the idea of carving pumpkins and hanging twinkling lights on the same day, starting your shopping early could be the secret to enjoying the holiday season more this year.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Gilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gilding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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