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The law was named after 12-year-old Avery Russell, who was attacked by two pit bulls in 2024.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025 -
Asquini has owned pit bulls for 12 years and has even spent the last four years fostering them too.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The truth is, there are ways to make tax season smoother, but most of them aren’t secrets, and none of them come from viral videos or internet hacks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some are planners who start their process before even stepping foot on a plane, while others simply play mind games with themselves to acclimate to the new time, and still others have figured out some pretty creative hacks that work for them.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Hatchet men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20men. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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