Hidden at the end of a cul-de-sac atop Filaret Hill, Bucharest’s highest point, this property, which is rumored to have once served as a KGB headquarters, caters to a crowd that includes dignitaries and celebrities.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Aug. 2026
Camp David is a presidential retreat in Maryland that is also used to host foreign dignitaries.
Many Native Hawaiian cultural groups oppose opening the monuments to fishing.
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NPR,
NPR,
3 Aug. 2026
These destinations are popular for a reason, with centuries-old capitals, magnificent monuments, and quaint seaside towns all within a short walk, drive, or train ride of each other.
Dior’s men’s fragrance business revolves around two modern pillars—Sauvage and Homme—and the prolific Kurkdjian thinks about the two pillars as neighboring territories.
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Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2026
ScreenshotA complaint that appears to have been filed on July 8, 2021, through the county's SeeClickFix, or 311, online reporting system described cracking and chipping concrete pillars in the building's underground parking garage.
Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
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Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2026
Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
Of all the peculiar assignments a newspaper reporter can undertake, writing advance obituaries for local notables who are still very much alive is one of the strangest.
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Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
26 July 2026
Roberts, an offensive lineman who was a rookie in 1979, is an interesting choice for the Buccaneers, who went to the NFC title game that season with notables such as QB Doug Williams, RB Ricky Bell and Hall of Fame DE Lee Roy Selmon.
Eighteen years later, Disney still manages to continue developing young performers into superstars; the recent rises of Ortega, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter prove that.
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Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2026
Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are compelling international superstars.
One plays on the name of the crew’s hangout, Hamburger Hamlet, drawing Murphy-ish parallels between the characters and Shakespeare’s tragic personages that are so overwrought, they can’t be salvaged by self-awareness.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2026
Eximious had a royal warrant, a seal of approval issued to those supplying goods to royal personages, from then-Prince Charles.
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