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Convinced that these images faithfully represent America, a group of villagers sets off for the New World.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025 -
The comedy horror film revolves around Brian (Tyler Perry) forbidding his daughter Tiffany (Diamond White) from attending a frat party, which sets off a string of Halloween pranks.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her positive attitude is truly contagious, often serving as the catalyst that motivates her peers to engage more deeply with school initiatives.—
Darla Rivera,
Oklahoman,
19 Jan. 2026
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This is part of what motivates him to keep buying back the block.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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March is always madness, but this month intensifies matters as Mars activates your relationship zone (between March 2 and April 9), bringing complexities, buried desires and unspoken resentments to the surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Neuroscience has long shown that watching another person experience pain activates the same neural regions as experiencing pain ourselves.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Glazed in acrylic, the work induces a dualistic perception.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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The movement of the iron-rich liquid induces a magnetic field that covers the entire Earth.—
Scott Brame,
The Conversation,
16 Dec. 2025
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Own your path so authenticity energizes every step forward.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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The temperamental Moon energizes your 8th House of Intimacy, while extravagant Jupiter emboldens your 11th House of Community.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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When her pace slows and pulse quickens during the race, Kunisch will remember Uncle Kenny's enduring words — lyrics of a plainspoken poet.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
22 Nov. 2024
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Will having a car potentially aid you in making more money which then quickens your path toward purchasing a home?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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Part of the writer’s job—well, maybe all of it—is to leave behind a text that inspires feeling and debate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Artificial intelligence inspires both excitement and anxiety, and few people are as well equipped to separate signal from noise as Rajeev Kapur.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That question is a primordial, primitive question that animates many of us our whole lives without realizing it.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2026
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Today, similar prudence animates concerns about NATO and broader trans-Atlantic ties in an era when Europe has undergone profound transformations through mass migration, supranational governance, demographic decline, and shifting cultural priorities.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Keys (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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