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The study is not meant to fuel fears but to provide a clear argument for planetary defense by putting the risks of asteroid impacts into context.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025 -
During the Industrial Revolution, the electrification era and the rise of the internet, every technological leap introduced fear and, eventually, growth.—
Trushant Mehta,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Beyond that, Erin may be pushed into a turn to the north — but where and when that happens will determine its threat to Florida or other parts of the eastern seaboard.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Renee Pesci, executive director of the Arts & Business Council of Miami, says that with the latest threats, the arts community has been mobilizing — organizing to show up at budget meetings and requesting meetings with the mayor and county commissioners.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit, which was filed July 31 in Wayne County Circuit Court, did not mention specific past incidents of violence.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jose Javier Romero-Hernandez, a Mexican citizen, was convicted of first-degree burglary, domestic assault and battery by strangulation, domestic assault with a dangerous weapon, threatening an act of violence, and malicious injury or destruction of property in Oklahoma.—
Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In Monday’s order, the court stressed extensive evidence of Combs assaulting two former long-term girlfriends, among other things indicating his inclination toward violence, coercion and subjugation.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Margo is a magnetic queen bee, a woman who runs her social circle through a mixture of coercion and seduction, and Sophie’s immediately drawn to her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
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That jumpy, unpredictable quality runs throughout the film as father and daughter flee from one shelter to another, their journey gathering urgency and menace with each new interaction.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Forget potholes and housing affordability — Comic-Con murals are the real menace.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Far to the north, in the Montes de Maria region where Nawar Jimenez grew up, the terror instilled by armed groups is also deep-rooted.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Virginia Woolf’s wild run of creativity in her 40s included writing her masterpiece on the terrors and triumphs of middle age.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Commanders will also search for any links to terrorism, fanaticism or a larger issue involving more than one individual, according to Bumgarner.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In some countries, they have been tied to mass casualty and terrorism plots.—
August 7,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tina’s decision to leave the U.S. unfolded against the broader backdrop of mounting political pressure against immigration.—
Sam Wolson,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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Downtown Home & Garden, a century-old staple in Ann Arbor’s retail landscape, will close its doors for good on Dec. 24, citing unsustainable financial pressures, including rising rent, declining consumer spending and lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Intimidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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