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Adjective
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This is a make-or-break season for Sutton because of this.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025 -
Christmas week is often the make-or-break time for resorts, and local bookings for the upcoming holidays look solid.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
1 Dec. 2025
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With just the finale left to go, this is the point where the momentum should be building to some sort of climactic finale that potentially answers crucial questions about how the island operates.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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After the zapfest on Earth, the anti-climactic tussle between the forces of good and evil occurs back on Eternia, where He-Man and his nemesis cross swords in a clumsy fight that’s not only predictable but also photographed and edited poorly.—
Jeffrey Ressner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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His style of play may not be the most pleasing on the eye, but South Africa forward Lyle Foster could be crucial to the nation’s chances.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Over the weekend, China’s second deep-space mission, Tianwen-2, quietly performed a crucial engine burn to rendezvous with a mysterious tiny world in a quasi-Earth orbit.—
Andrew Jones,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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The Dog Stars is based on Peter Heller’s post-apocalyptic novel.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Under California law, police agencies are generally required to release to the public audio and video recordings of police shootings and other critical incidents involving great bodily injury within 45 days of the incident.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The upgrade is part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program — a critical component of a broader strategy that aims to extend the B-52’s service life through 2050.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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