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In January 1983, Chanel was a storied, historical house that was practically bankrupt.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Michaels, the craft retailer that purchased Joann's intellectual property in June, recently announced the debut of The Knit & Sew Shop featuring Joann branding and private-label brands from the bankrupt retailer.—
Chad Murphy,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.—
Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 May 2020
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Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, hundreds of Palestinians attempted to return to their homes, only to find wrecked buildings, rubble and destruction upon the withdrawal of the Israeli troops.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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