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Two divers with the Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue and Recovery latched a hook on the bumper of the vehicle, according to a Facebook post from the volunteer organization.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026 -
Wall Street nevertheless latched onto some potentially encouraging signals.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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After close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Ziggy remained chained to a wall inside the Pachyderm House for 29 years.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Maybe a whole roast chicken appeared, or its meat was folded into a gooey casserole with a few peas and carrot chunks.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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The umbrellas were folded, and the van sped off to drive the four blocks to the Met.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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However, the administration has barred travelers from Iran and Haiti, though World Cup players, coaches and other support personnel are exempt.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Bradley did express an attitude by remaining in Britain, where he might still have been barred from entry into certain clubs, but where he was given credit for his work and recognized as an authority.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Starting in 1946, however, the Queen Mother opted to wear a large pearl ring instead, also encircled by diamonds.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Police then encircled the shooter, who used one more bullet on himself.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Though how Kiffin bolted Ole Miss for LSU, walking out when his team was on the verge of competing for a national championship, seemed to epitomize the larger tensions.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Surveillance video shows the pair tried to steal the ATM, which is bolted to the floor inside, before giving up.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The nervous tension that had enveloped the Emirates was banished, replaced by a carnival atmosphere.—
Ayo Akinwolere,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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To capture the 4-year-old’s personality, her aunt enveloped it in Annika Reed Studio’s Pegasus wallpaper and painted the trim Benjamin Moore’s Bedford Blue (1679) to match.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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“Locked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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