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The smell masks the insects’ chemical signals, confusing the aphids and affecting their ability to find food.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The headline performance masks some major swings beneath the surface.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Its sleek, portable design hides neatly behind your TV without blocking neighboring HDMI ports.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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As the skin matures, pores become larger, but Laura Mercier’s Flawless Fusion Ulta-Longwear Concealer effectively hides them.—
Taryn Brooke,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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The pancreas secretes insulin after a meal to lower blood sugar levels.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
19 Jan. 2026
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But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid.—
Maggie Koerth,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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This is a message disguised as concrete poetry; the materiality of language conceals a cry for help.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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From Callum Turner‘s cheekbones and Fanning’s wide eyes to Keough’s legs and Lukas Gage’s curls, beauty strikes at every turn, yet barely conceals the barbs and thorns such looks envelop here.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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Focusing too narrowly on the recent defeats relating to DEI obscures that panorama.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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And a total solar eclipse—when the moon passes in front of the sun and fully obscures the star from our view—will grace the Northern Hemisphere on August 12.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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What image could be more apt for Fournier’s collection, which cloaks the everyday inside defamiliarizing forms, discovering in the severest subjects a counterintuitive reservoir of play?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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While Tabouret’s work cloaks you in luminous hues, Jospin uses color much more sparingly.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Holds (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holds%20%28in%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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