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Things got really tight when, 45 seconds later, Jonathan Aspirot took an interference penalty.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026 -
In 1979, the Islamic Republic took control of Iran following the Iranian Revolution.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Their friendship goes back over 20 years, when Kobo was a graduate student at New York University and befriended Hoffman at her sample sales.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Hooked up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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