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Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Among geologists, there are givens: Humans don’t build things that last a million years.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 Oct. 2025
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The premise means that almost the entire episode is free of dialogue, with the characters communicating by writing on chalkboards and gesturing.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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However, the trust petition argues that Nick Reiner is entitled to a presumption of innocence, and suggests that the family trusts could be subject to future litigation.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Grande has never been the type to ignore the whispers and presumptions that have accompanied her life in the public eye.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
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Safe and familiar as that trajectory might be in a post-#GirlBoss rom-com, Goldstein and Joe Kelly’s script adds a little spice into the mix by questioning the dictums of today’s office culture.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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In this new world, leading firms were already implementing the converse of Taylor’s dictum.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Euclid’s postulates for geometry; various schemes for standardizing arithmetic.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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That postulate would justify racial quotas or preferences to remedy racial discrimination uncorroborated by credible evidence.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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The doctrine reached its peak with shareholder primacy.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Maybe my innocent hypothetical would soon become very real.—
Steven Rowley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Families confronting complicated pregnancies are living through painful, high-stakes situations — not policy hypotheticals.—
Robin Sautter,
Washington Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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There is an assumption of arrogance, of high expectations, of going into every major tournament presuming their team will win it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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“Ipse dixit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ipse%20dixit. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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