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The victims are local teenagers, seized in roundups, while the courtesans, whose ghastly storytelling each night inspires the action, are like camp followers, the guards collaborators.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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By all means, this committee should aim to commemorate the freeing of slaves, Moore acknowledged, once the nationalists had taken over in earnest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over those 11 years, the share of congressional Democratic co-sponsors of a bill to study reparations for the descendents of slaves rose from 1% to 57%.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The festival has expanded its footprint by bringing the neighboring Scottsdale Stadium into the mix while targeting a broader mix of music lovers with a more eclectic assortment of acts.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Begent Art Ranch, owned by art lovers David and Molly Begent, has long served as the festival’s home.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Plus, bail bondsmen are the ultimate local rent seekers.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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The record is filled with sexy dance-pop bangers and finds Khalid — for the first time in his career — using he/him pronouns when discussing paramours in his lyrics.—
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Odalisques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odalisques. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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