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For example, one weekend session saw Cheyenne Hunt, executive director of Gen Z for Change, and Washington Post staffer Dylan Wells discuss how the public consumes news.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026 -
But that also consumes about 5% of the country's overall electricity, according to a study by Tel Aviv University.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Malcolm is a serious drag on the much more together Violet, but also spends his days rehashing his past infatuation with Cassandra.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Outside of comedy, Gardner has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate with Voices for Children since 2017, tends her vegetable garden, travels with her husband and spends time with her daughter and two grandsons.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Russia also hopes the war pulls attention away from Ukraine and depletes Western arsenals.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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His exit further depletes resources in the specialty.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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For years, American families have relished the vast marketplace that global trade offers, finding essentials and splurges online at prices tailored to various budgets.—
Leif Larson,
Boston Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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Analysts and diplomats said that Orbán was maneuvering for a domestic audience, with Politico reporting that Brussels was now planning to simply wait for the polls to see if the longtime Hungarian leader loses.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Galloway loses a sky-high fly ball that bounces off the wall for a leadoff triple.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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However, while singular moments are presented with clarity, the film often squanders its emotional momentum.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the movie squanders Knight’s talent for delivery and hands him an awkward slapstick bit that feels like work just to watch.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Dec. 2025
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That notion runs through this year’s spring style issue.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2026
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Opens April 25 and runs through May 17.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Overspends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspends. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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