On Monday against the Phoenix Mercury, Clark spent the game peeved at the officials and picked up her fifth technical after clapping in an antagonizing manner toward a rival.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
As the round progressed, DeChambeau’s body language went from purposeful to puzzled to downright peeved, which is something of a typical descent for DeChambeau.
Zinn in the years to come was vexed both morally and politically by the impersonality of the killing as a bombardier.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2026
In the meantime, the deadly encounter has reignited a contentious debate about body cameras, one that has long vexed local officials and pitted some of the city’s progressive groups against each other.
Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded.
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Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2026
Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation.
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