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It has been triggered by 25-years of being lost in the wilderness as a franchise, a result of neglect, or malpractice.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025 -
Since 2017, Florida has had no caps on pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice suits because the Florida Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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But there was no hanky-panky, and in fact the two couples had dinner together every week for two years after Dirty Dancing wrapped.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
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On my ride with Boaz and Javadi, a Waymo operator suddenly joined us on the audio system, not to inform us that hanky-panky is prohibited, but to say that two passengers did not have their seat belts fastened.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
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The longtime lawman has been accused of personal indiscretions such as receiving a nude photo of a co-worker, and professional missteps including his deputies’ aggressive actions in pursuing shoplifters at a Target and killing their driver.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Chef Snowden’s faith creates tension, causing his place on the boat to come into question, but Stillie’s possible indiscretion with a charter guest causes the ultimate dilemma on board.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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He is also shut out of the city’s generous public finance matching program for alleged past misdeeds.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
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Wells Fargo had its $1.95 trillion asset cap removed earlier this month after a seven-year long regulatory punishment tied to misdeeds that predated CEO Charlie Scharf’s tenure.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Despite decades of investment, more than $74 million across 11 southern African reserves, rhino poaching continues at alarming rates, driven by global horn demand, inequality, corruption and organized crime.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Her only 'crime' seems to be coming from the 'wrong' country.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Monterrey has Ramos, while Miami, of course, has its quartet of ex-Barcelona standouts led by Lionel Messi. Ramos, like his ex-PSG teammate Messi, has plenty of familiarity with his club’s European round-of-16 opponent.—
Austin Green,
New York Times,
25 June 2025
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The attack didn't just exploit a vulnerability in macOS, but also your familiarity with verification flows.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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The appearance of impropriety, or worse, is too great.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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While the attorney was unsuccessful in getting Walton’s interrogation thrown out, other allegations of impropriety by detectives had not been fully litigated by the time the plea deal was reached, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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