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Worries that prices at the pump could soar past $5 emerge as tankers remain idled and the outlook for a quick resolution dims.—
Evan Halper,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026 -
As totality approaches and the moon dims, binoculars will reveal variations in color and texture.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nothing brightens a garden like the presence of birds and other wildlife, so invite them in.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Your 5th House of Discovery brightens as mischievous Mercury conjoins the life-giving Sun.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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This is fairly normal for March and April snows there, Hurley says.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Immaculate snows that fall over a table go on falling anecdotally forever.—
Hua Xi,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Gently rub until the spot lightens.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Playing off the conceptual revolution instigated by Duchamp (via Piero Manzoni and Maurizio Cattelan), Johnson’s tasty-looking treat lightens the mood and lets a viewer know to expect the unexpected in the galleries to follow.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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But for a mine, all that needs to happen is a vessel pulls up, shoves one overboard, and moves on.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2025
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Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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The variation in barrel sizes adds dimension to the pattern, while the deep wave shape presses a more pronounced bend into the hair, so the style holds its structure without looking stiff or overly uniform.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2026
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Outside of these scenarios, taking melatonin may not have as much upside—your brain is already making the melatonin that signals sleepy time each evening, and adding more simply presses the same button.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Mats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mats. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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