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Why the quest will fall short And finally Shohei Ohtani hits three homers and strikes out 10 in Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Perfect Tom strikes out once again, not on the look but on the flavors.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi.—
Aimee Classen,
The Conversation,
16 Feb. 2026
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The project honors Monroe, but sees her, first and almost exclusively, as a victim, one who Eddie Redmayne’s gentle production assistant tries and fails to save.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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If, however, the discount fails to attract more customers, the retailer stands to lose money.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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This year’s team is an exceptional group of talented players, but their defense fouls too much, Smith dribbles too much and our shooting percentage often tanks.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jill Biden misses that, which is understandable.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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But the test, developed by Guardant Health, misses more precancerous polyps and early-stage cancers than other methods.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Wings that shot flames out of them.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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And maybe Kiffin wins huge at LSU while Sumrall flames out in three years.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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When a star dies and collapses, its mass is concentrated into an unimaginably dense point.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Stephon Castle, Julian Champagnie and Dylan Harper need to hit their open threes as the Knicks' defense collapses.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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