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The more descriptive call of the play saw the Wild forward step in front of a Florida pass at the defensive blue line and head off on a break away from there, snapping a wrist shot past Bobrovsky to briefly give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026 -
After that initial orientation, staff stay mostly out of sight, appearing briefly outside classrooms and inside treatment areas to check names, open doors, and keep things moving with little conversation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Jan. 2026
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Two other horses had tested positive for methamphetamine in races at Lone Star Park within weeks of Flying Sophia’s race, including Flyin Rabbit 123, handled by another prominent trainer, Toby Keeton, who was summarily suspended.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The request, the lawsuit alleges, was summarily denied.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
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Aside from telling workers to work hard, talk succinctly, and develop empathy, Dimon advised workers to remain open-minded, especially in an era in which career trajectories are swiftly changing.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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No scene illustrates this more succinctly than in the third episode when two Vogue editorial assistants sit down for lunch with a visibly ill colleague.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The 33-year-old Al Nassr forward shot crisply into the bottom corner, past a wrong-footed Mohamed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lightfoot’s vocals were added later, as his crisply enunciated singing, vivid lyrics and Irish-style folk melody sold the storytelling.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Another speaker, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, spoke about his father’s family experience during the Holocaust when they were imprisoned at the Bergen-Belson concentration camp — the same one where Anne Frank died shortly before liberation.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Jackson County Public Library posted a statement on Facebook Sunday evening, shortly before the sheriff announced Morrow's arrest.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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When not in use, the space-saving, foldable design can be compactly stored until needed.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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The platform also acts as the central nervous system for robots, compactly combining high-performance computing, sensors, and software to create a machine that can learn from its surroundings.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Nov. 2025
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The dissonance between their bacchanalian ritual and Adelaida’s silent, solitary suffering is marked, and the disrespect for the dead further underlined when a gravedigger tersely shoos her away from the graveside, reminding her that the area is unsafe, especially at nightfall.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon chief responded tersely after a viral backlash to a photo of a group of overweight Texas National Guard troops headed to Chicago.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Monosyllabically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monosyllabically. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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