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Villa can be vulnerable to cheap giveaways in midfield, so Emery moved Morgan Rogers alongside Watkins up front and in the inside-right channel, higher upfield and not in central or deep positions where he can be swarmed.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026 -
During a short struggle, two officers restrained Woods by throwing her to the ground as bees swarmed the property.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The undulating landscape lends itself to scenic horseback riding with outfits like Na’alapa Stables, which carries on the tradition of the paniolo cowboys who have herded cattle in the grassy highlands since the late 1800s.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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There were exactly as many stumps as there were women being herded into the furnace, but fewer than half took advantage of the privilege.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The deal merged Major League Pickleball and the Carvana PPA Tour, two of the nascent sport's most active entities, under the new parent company, the organizations said in a statement.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Those companies include Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, SpaceX, which merged with Elon Musk's xAI, and Reflection, a startup developing open weight models.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Yet to have one lobbed at me intramurally, and by a good buddy like Joshua Messing, made my gut feel as though it were packed with wet sand, too heavy even to vomit.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Some 2 million people packed Copacabana beach on Saturday, May 2, for a free concert by Shakira, Rio de Janeiro city officials said early the morning after, marking the biggest show of the Colombian pop star's career.—
Rodrigo Viga Gaier,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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Defense technology operations, along with aerospace and artificial intelligence, have flocked to California, even as retail and fast-food chains bail out of the Golden State.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brazilian plane maker Embraer reported a record $32 billion backlog at the end of the first quarter as carriers flocked to its highly fuel-efficient E-Jet amid a global jet fuel crunch.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In February, the city banded with more than a dozen other cities and counties to become additional plaintiffs in an existing lawsuit filed last summer by a group led by Fresno, California.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Last year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission banded three chicks born in the nest on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning, and the year before that, two chicks were banded.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Johannes and Astier combined for 22 points and seven assists on the night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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More than 400,000 square feet of gyms, locker rooms, meeting rooms and community spaces are combined with 17 playing spaces, including two regulation-size indoor fields.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Hived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hived. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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