For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.
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Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Singer, rapper, and actress Shayna McHale (also known as Junglepussy) peeked out from under a single luminous, face-framing curl, which gathered above her graphite gown’s swooping ruffled details.
Envelopes inscribed with cursive text, luggage cart run-ups at London’s King’s Cross Station and sweeping landscape shots glimpsed through a train window are also likely to get the hearts of diehard fans pounding.
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Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
When Molycorp filed for bankruptcy in 2015, Litinsky glimpsed opportunity.
Josh Whitman glanced at his phone for a moment Saturday night amid all of the hugging, celebrating and reflecting on Illinois’ 71-59 win over Iowa in the Elite Eight.
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Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Mullins glanced up and saw two seconds on the clock, but time froze, the world stopped.
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