No longer was the audience in its familiar seat of omniscient spectator, denying the editor the ability to crosscut and seamlessly switch perspectives across the action.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
The story crosscut feverishly between the two, giving rise to a ticklishly clever chicken-or-egg conundrum: Was Riley being manipulated, like a puppet, by her confused and unruly emotions?
One of the attackers then proceeded to slit Forde’s throat using a 12-inch dagger as two other assailants stabbed him in the stomach in front of onlookers.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
Before he was detained, police say, Cooksey threatened to slit an officer's throat.
The exigencies of World War II drastically slashed unemployment but did not improve living standards, and the wartime economy offered no guarantee against the reemergence of widespread joblessness when the conflict ended.
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Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
Bregman is currently slashing .305/.387/.546 with a .933 OPS and 16 homers in 79 games.
Bob had his cheek welded onto the factory plastic, fists gripped to the window frame, all of his pale hair sheared back by the drag.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
But since azaleas tolerate heavy pruning and respond by sending out new shoots all along remaining stems, the shrubs work well when sheared into a formal hedge.
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Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
The two officially split in July, ending a six-year engagement and nine-year partnership.
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Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Eric Holcomb and Mike Pence made the governor’s residence in Indianapolis their primary home — with Pence selling his Columbus home after becoming governor — while former Gov. Mitch Daniels split his time between that building and his home in Carmel.
The farm is closed on Monday, but is open every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum
Sunflowers are available to visitors to cut for themselves in August at Big Shoal Farm, located at the Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum, 4109 NE Pleasant Valley Road in Gladstone.
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Joseph Hernandez
August 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
Consolidation has been another trend, with some fretting over Amazon merging Wondery into Audible and cutting staff.
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