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Recent Examples of mailersThe state party said the mailers were specific to the runoff election, and that an additional mailer has been sent to voters with a primary ballot application.—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2026
Sources on Capitol Hill, where the Judiciary Committee has oversight of Lee’s subcommittee, said the subcommittee has received a robust number of letters in support of both bidders from all quarters of the business, including stars, directors and producers.
Her fame turned Nancy’s disappearance into a national news story nearly four weeks ago, and her video messages pleading for tips have captivated the country.
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Such messages would be generated, for example, if a student missed school.
In Southern California, the fervor around Pokémon cards has led to strings of break-ins in recent months at trading card stores that have amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses and even some collectors robbed at gunpoint.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
Players match cards to build bridges while using disruptive WILD power-ups to sabotage opponents, block paths and create chaos.
The pamphlet published five pro-Franco missives; sixteen authors declared neutrality.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Often letters to the editor are scathing missives reflecting one’s political beliefs or unhappiness with a segment of society – the wealthy, the IRS, the insurance companies, law enforcement, etc.
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Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
The album’s dispatches from her secluded life style are propelled by the question of who is doing the looking and what that looking reveals about the experience of an other.
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Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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