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Plus, those businesses rely on a strong supply chain, which has been terribly disrupted by tariffs in recent months.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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In a separate case, a makeup artist at a leading brand claimed to have been fired in 2020 because of a video interview through HireVue, where the facial recognition software marked her poorly for her body language during the interview.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The industry doesn’t want a repeat of the early 2000s when there was a similar hype cycle around natural gas power plant construction that ended poorly.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Naughtily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughtily. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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