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Eager to convince the family of her and March’s love, Nat sets off to become a useful ghost and offers to cleanse the factory.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025 -
The death sets off a chain of events that forces Lilian to revisit her fractured family life and complicated bond with her ex-husband.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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At 78 years old and with so many achievements in your life, what motivates you to keep working?—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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In fact, this kind of reward motivates people even more than larger, one-off incentives.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Libra season begins on the 22nd, spotlighting your communication zone, and Mars in Scorpio activates your home sector the very same day.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Aug. 2025
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Breathwork also activates the vagus nerve, which plays a key role in mood and anxiety regulation.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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This induces an immune system response to the spike protein that is present on the coronavirus.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Derived from the iboga plant native to West Africa, ibogaine induces powerful visions and dreams.—
Pardis Mahdavi,
The Conversation,
27 Aug. 2025
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The sport energizes the entire student body.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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In my experience, too often managers focus solely on what someone can do (skills) and not what energizes them (strengths).—
Diana Lowe,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 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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Sherry hopes his video inspires men, balding or not, to embrace self-care and find ways to be the best version of themselves.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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What’s needed now is a return to fashion that inspires, built on products that reignite a sense of fantasy.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 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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Catholic social teaching, which is founded on the life and words of Jesus Christ and built on a commitment to the poor and the strangers among us, guides this work and animates those individuals who financially support it.—
William McCarthy,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Keys (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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