1
as in production
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as in initiation
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Re-using the physical production, dominated by Derek McLane’s strikingly angular scenic design, Egoyan had an idea for a movie about a director, new to opera, restaging her late mentor and semi-secret lover’s triumph while a big pot of backstage operatics simmers away.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025 -
This year’s slate includes eight Spanish productions, with a special focus on two films from the autonomous community of Murcia, which takes center stage in the festival’s Territory section.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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The semiconductor stock jumped 7.8% on the heels of Raymond James’ initiation at an outperform rating.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The organizations are not allowed to recruit, induct new members or conduct initiation processes and meetings.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Sports spoke with me about the genesis of this effort.—
Karen Weaver,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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What began as a therapeutic outlet — and a place for dad and child to bond — eventually turned into the genesis of Linn’s impressive career in the sport that continues this weekend at the USA Climbing Paraclimbing National Championships in Oakland, Calif.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
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Like Thomas [Bangalter] did help us at the very beginning on a couple of things, doing pre-mastering.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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For example, in the experiment, oaths were more effective when they were placed at the end, just before participants reported their income, rather than at the very beginning of the game.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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China’s creation of the e-CNY suffers some of the same issues, with many people on Alipay and WeChat Pay - sticking to it without needing another app.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Youth can work on their own projects, including digital art, photography, filmmaking and music creation.—
Jake Richardson,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Following the commencement of the band’s U.K. and Ireland tour, Fontaines D.C.’s fourth LP Romance rises 15 places to finish the week at No. 13; the record originally went to No. 2 in August, and was beaten to the top spot during Carpenter’s reign at the top of the charts.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
6 Dec. 2024
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In 1979, Radner gave the commencement speech—fully in character as Roseanne Roseannadanna—to the graduating class at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, part of which wound up on her comedy album Gilda Radner: Live From New York, released that same year.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Katherine Sprung, a pastry chef and founder of Squish Marshmallows, as well as the host of the food history podcast Sprung on Food, told Newsweek about the dish's origins.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, the origin of this claim can be traced to a parody Facebook page known as America's Last Line of Defense.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Mittelstadt had a strong postseason for Colorado and got off to a good start this season, but his game has since taken a downturn.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Norris is a one-lap specialist who struggles with starts and lacks the killer instinct to challenge Verstappen.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Origination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/origination. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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