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This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Of course, a move can be both strategic and conscientious.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Specifically, pet owners enjoyed greater self-esteem, exercised more, were more conscientious and less fearful of forming attachments.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Yet in the past three decades much of home-cooking culture has developed in revolt against what many see as Stewart’s punctilious ethos.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The following top 10 best horror movies of 2024 are all quality films that will stand the test of time thanks to their punctilious craft.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
1 Jan. 2025
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It's said that when this painstaking and costly process is concluded, the site will be as safe as your own backyard, and its legacy as a dumping ground for the nuclear age will be part of history.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But even painstaking security measures didn’t stop choppers from flying over the wedding site.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
13 Apr. 2026
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We were called in to be more inclusive, to be more compassionate, to be more attentive to the back of the house as much as the front of the house.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The level of service, in general, is friendly and relaxed, but attentive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Their meticulous waste sorting systems make sustainable practices easier for staff to follow.—
Srinidhi Polkampally,
STAT,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and be especially cautious on hills or when making turns.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Nonnegligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnegligent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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