In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
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Kristin Lam,
USA TODAY,
20 Nov. 2019
In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.
Some have branded it unsafe and unworkable, citing their concerns around potential coercion of vulnerable people and a lack of safeguards for those with disabilities.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
States that refused to negotiate or did not meet the obligations of the agreements are often branded as pirates and accused of supporting counterfeiting and theft.
Bistro seating styled like a café — think Paris — turns a corner into a destination.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
Kyra, played by an appealingly slippery and soft-spoken Anika Noni Rose, styles herself as a voice of reason, a new neighbor here to make a few practical proposals.
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