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Lidia sets out to seek the truth behind the myth.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025 -
The next big test for Starmer and Reeves comes later this fall, with the release of the the next Autumn Budget that sets out plans for the economy, taxation and spending.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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Unless Congress acts, American fliers are once again left to fend for themselves—refreshing apps, queuing at customer-service desks, and hoping their next flight takes off on time.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
5 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when inflation gets out of hand — when average prices go up faster than average wages are going up.—
Vivian Tu,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Antonoff really puts out as her producer, helping her cram the music full of nonstop twists and turns, with loads of Abba and Eurodisco.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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That same evening, teen Jules Delaney just barely escapes an attack from a murderer known as the May Day Killer, who wreaks havoc on small towns in the midwest every May 1st.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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From October through March, Orient Express Corinthian will offer two to nine-night Caribbean escapes.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Lights out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lights%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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