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The Carbon offers Apple Find My tracker integration and has its own Turbo System Lock that kills the motor and (optionally) sets off lights and siren alarms when the bike is moved while disabled.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025 -
In Roland Emmerich’s enviro-disasterpiece, climate change sets off a series of events that send massive superstorms across the Earth, hurtling us into a new Ice Age.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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This figure motivates Butrich but also overwhelms her.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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My love for love and support from the people around me [motivates me].—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, neuroscientific studies demonstrate that musical engagement activates the brain’s reward system, enhancing motivation, emotional regulation, and memory formation.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Peralta induces groundballs at a higher rate (61%) than all but six other qualifying relievers.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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At one point, his inner monologue nearly induces him to reach out to pet a co-worker, David, in the middle of their conversation.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mars, the planet of action, shifts into Scorpio this week and energizes your sector of faith, purpose, and long-distance exploration for the next month and a half.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Sep. 2025
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Put It Into Practice Be specific about your current situation, including what energizes and drains you.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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While the groom wore a simple black tux for the occasion, Hepburn donned a tea-length dress — one that still inspires brides today.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Anderson inspires cult-like devotion from cinephiles and Hollywood’s power set, but the director’s commercial track record is another story.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yet what distinguishes Bowles’s work—what animates those strange, angular sentences, with their unexpected rhythms and turns of phrase and rabid energy—isn’t its interest in nonconformity but its obsession with spiritual transformation.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the broad concrete steps that traverse the water-friendly (and automatically irrigated) xeriscaped front yard and through the lime-green door that animates the charcoal exterior cladding hides a small courtyard open to the sky, a classic feature in an Eichler home.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Keys (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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