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Chatter echoes through the ballpark, only to be interrupted by the smack of an aluminum bat, cheers and a foghorn sound effect after a player hits a home run.—
James Burky,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026 -
It was made that much worse when several cast members laughed at her insincerity and Maddi Reese interrupted it several times because there was a stray cat nearby that terrified her.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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The Treasury Department has issued other high-denomination banknotes over the years but discontinued them in July 1969.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The old $399 base model with 256GB of storage and the older LCD screen has been discontinued, though this had been announced well before these price increases took effect.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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Attackers also burned down one of the patient-isolation tents hastily erected on the hospital grounds, before soldiers dispersed them by firing warning shots.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The officers, aided by officers from South Chicago Heights and other neighboring jurisdictions, Cook County and Will County sheriff’s deputies and K-9 units, dispersed the teens, who were blocking the 3300 block of Chicago Road and moving into a parking lot on the street’s east side, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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That race was also suspended due to rain.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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Boehmer filled in for Yohei Takaoka, who was suspended for the match after picking up a red card in a 1-0 road loss to the Houston Dynamo last time out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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The couple broke off their engagement the following June, however.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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Two of Rubén’s older sons, who married Russian acrobats during international stints, broke off and founded their own troupe as Circus Caballero.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The company disbanded the founding team and laid off or reassigned the 10 to 15 employees working in this specific division.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The school disbanded in the 1960s, and the building was torn down in the 1990s.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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