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And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The tradition has carried on, however, as an unsanctioned event on the beach for decades, and has primarily been marketed to HBCU students in the southeast.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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That resident was able to leave the scene and call 911 but the suspects had fled in a vehicle before police got on scene two minutes later.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rubio then called Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, who got on board.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The relationship between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton has always been painted as a rivalry, even back when Prince William and Prince Harry still got along.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
16 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, the two had a friend-date dinner just a few nights before and got along really well, so Lala is caught off guard.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The jail has narrow windows, made out of thick material.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Frames made out of wood create a natural and warm aesthetic.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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New Line got by on big swings like Lord of the Rings by selling foreign (though Warner Bros International also distributed these pics abroad.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2026
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Also in that inning, Jeimer Candelario hit a ball to center that got by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong for a double.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Vivian explained that competition was so fierce, and budgets managed so tightly, that no producer could afford to extend filming by even a day.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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For a team that managed only three runs in the entire series against the Yankees and that hasn’t overcome more than a one-run deficit in a win, the early 4-0 hole felt insurmountable.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Given everything that Schalke have endured over the past decade — two relegations, authored by all sorts of coaching, managerial and financial dysfunction — the creeping sense of doom must have felt terribly familiar.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wexler, who recently lost one of his closest friends after a motorcycle accident, has persevered with support from his teammates.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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For more than 100 years, Coca-Cola has persevered as an undeniable American emblem, affixed to marketing memorable ads and filling soda machines in more than 200 countries.—
Mariah Franklin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Hung in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20in. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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