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Each team nominated one player for the award, a panel of executives selected one finalist from each of the six divisions and a player vote determined the winner.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Airline executives have said customers are still booking despite higher fares.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some licensors work through third parties, like patent pool administrators, which allows licensees to offload pricing, operating principles, term negotiations, and other relevant housekeeping to the third party.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Residents of Islamabad have been reading between the lines about when these talks might take place, after administrators in both Islamabad and its sister city, Rawalpindi, denied reports on Saturday that commercial activity and transport were being curtailed.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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Though young missing-persons detective Dalia (May Calamawy) is earnest in her attempts to help, her superiors cast suspicion on Katie’s parents; eight years later, the girl is still missing, while the family has relocated to New Mexico.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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The lengthening deployments come as Ukrainian commanders in other units have warned of personnel issues, acknowledging that the army will never match the manpower of Russia’s far larger military force.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Republicans have made no effort to compel military commanders or members of the president's Cabinet to appear publicly and under oath answer questions from lawmakers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
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Local employers must also recognize the role affordable housing plays in the well-being of their workforce and invest in their employees’ stability.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of the RTX Corporation, is one of the state’s largest employers.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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But the price Crystal Palace demand may be too high for United, with chairman Steve Parish a hard person to sit across the table from for directors at buying clubs.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of actors, directors, writers and other entertainment workers have signed an open letter opposing the deal, arguing that further consolidation of the media industry will hurt creators and consumers.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?—
Andrew Van Dam,
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Use your diplomatic skills when dealing with parents, bosses, teachers or VIPs to avoid power struggles.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Secretaries are paying the same amount into Social Security as their bosses.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Higher-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher-ups. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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