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Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026 -
The drunk boys urinated on the property, threw up in the backyard and stumbled and fell on the patio, the documents state.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Recent moves — including the removal of sanctions on Malian junta officials — suggest Washington is actively rebuilding ties with these military-run nations.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Israel also pressed on with near-daily strikes, primarily in southern Lebanon, saying that Hezbollah has been trying to rebuild its positions there, killing nearly 400 people while the ceasefire was in place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every 777 has since been retrofitted with a new version of the unit.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lynas was allowed five years to retrofit its facilities and ramp up operations under Chang described as a firm but accelerated timeline.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Dry all components and then reassemble the air fryer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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So yeah, who is going to go into the Olympics, with everything that’s at stake, with the world shifting and media behavior, constantly shifting, and be absolutely confident that that big, giant American audience is going to reassemble?—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bar Fridman-Tell’s lush debut reconstructs the Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd, a woman made of flowers, into a modern dark fairytale with touches of Frankenstein.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Ryan made four starts for the Dodgers in 2024 then underwent Tommy John surgery around the same time Stone was getting his shoulder reconstructed.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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Werner likes to combine these alternatives with sugar-free chia jam.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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East Bungalows boast elevated terraces with hammocks, as well as two twin-sized beds on rollers that can be combined to form a king.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Township officials said the total cost to redevelop the site, if approved, is expected to be around $19 million.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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An Arlington entrepreneur has invested tens of millions of dollars to redevelop the Caravan property as an upscale boutique hotel with 145 rooms, a restaurant with a world-champion chef and a rooftop bar with six-floor views of the city’s sports stadiums.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Surely, the administration should be able to devise a plan for potential political change in Iran.—
Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Fourth, Politico then shifted to the latest ploy that officials across the current administration are scrambling to devise any legal strategy available to keep money the Supreme Court has explicitly said was illegally collected.—
Mark Pirie,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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