Lopez later catapulted into the limelight with her portrayal of late singer Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic Selena.
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Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
The two-time All-Star, whose long-range shooting and daring passes have garnered fans from around the world and catapulted the league into a new spotlight, was limited to just 13 games due to a slew of soft tissue injuries.
Junis put two runners on base with no outs before getting back-to-back batters to fly out to the outfield before Higashioka took a dribbler and rocketed a throw to first, with an excellent extension from Jake Burger, for the game’s final out.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
The price of oil has rocketed since the war began to highs not seen in years, as shipments are largely cut off through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that normally carries one-fifth of the world's oil.
Every element had been carefully considered, Tabitha noted, the suave austerity of the Wassily chairs orbited by antique rugs and estate-sale paintings.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Hydrogen atoms are the simplest nuclei, with a single proton orbited by an electron, so that’s typically what physicists have used for their experiments to measure the proton’s charge radius.
Suddenly, a hummingbird darted up into the insect swarm, rolling, diving and maneuvering in what was obviously an attempt to catch some of the very tiny bugs.
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Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Seconds later, one of his young grandchildren darted out of the darkness and towards him.
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Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Fresh from a marathon trip to Pakistan that failed to reach a deal for ending the war with Iran, Vice President JD Vance jetted to this Georgia college town for a campus tour organized by the conservative powerhouse Turning Point USA.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
After the Masters, the Mayes jetted off to Costa Rica as their NFL offseason continues.
These words are fascinating to consider in relation to Soderbergh, who has flitted among genres and subjects with a facility that is easily mistaken for dilettantism, or even ventriloquism.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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