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Well, throwing up or seeing someone else throw up was my biggest fear, and my second biggest fear was surgery, and my third biggest fear was the hospital.—
Via Harvest Books,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Even the nutritional character of the soil could be altered because of the influx of sediment deposits and underground water contamination, throwing up other obstacles for cultivation later on.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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An ideal scenario for the remainder of the year would have the recent choppiness last a bit longer to qualify as a proper scare, skimming the froth off the speculative stuff and resetting expectations in a way that rebuilds investors' capacity to be surprised to the upside.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Gaza faces rebuilding challenges as the first phase of the ceasefire remains in place.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The jet, when retrofitted, will be utilized as Air Force One.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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Branislav Dimitrijevic, an engineering professor of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, said retrofitting trains to prevent roof access would be expensive.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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With elements of social realism and light absurdism, the film balances comedy and drama as Santiago attempts to reassemble his life.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Going back to the novel-shredding analogy, imagine trying to reassemble the book after it was shredded into pieces only 1 centimeter square rather than 5.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Police body cam footage recreates the months that led up to the tragic shooting, reconstructing the tale of a woman who frequently complained about the neighborhood's kids and hurled racial slurs at them before claiming the life of one of their mothers.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The West Leg Segment phase will expand I-94 to four lanes in each direction, reconstruct the Hawley Road Interchange as a half-interchange and reconstruct the 68th Street/70th Street Interchange, according to the release.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, former Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle combined for 239 total yards for the Panthers (183 rushing, 56 receiving) a week after exploding for 234 total yards (206 rushing, 28 receiving) in a win over Miami.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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Maybe that — combined with the steady growth of young defenders like Ashton Gillotte, Omarr Norman-Lott and Nohl Williams — will be enough to put KC back in position to lift its third Lombardi in four years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Barcelona and Real Madrid took out huge loans to redevelop their homes.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Miami Seaquarium’s final day as a theme park is scheduled for Sunday, when the beleaguered attraction will open its doors for the last time before a Miami developer plans to take over the Virginia Key property and redevelop it.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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To that end, the Charlotte Symphony commissioned Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates to devise a brief musical signature called a sonic logo for the orchestra.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Jerry-build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-build. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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