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His name is Berend Mihály (Grégory Gadebois), a bear of a man who exerts a strange control over Klára.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025 -
At any season, weather exerts a strong influence on bass behavior.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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That’s important, since many people make the mistake—both in the gym and daily life—of shrugging their shoulders up to their ears, which overuses the upper traps and elevates the scapula.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
25 Aug. 2025
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In selfie mode, the 43-year-old rolls her eyes in jest and tries her hardest to smile.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One attempt to stop the missile spectacularly bombs, like a bullet hitting a bullet, as the military tries to intercept the missile with its own, Baker incensed by the failure of a $50-billion coin toss to land heads up.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both streams and especially sales of many of Swift's most famous albums grew considerably, and the superstar invades the Top Album Sales ranking with multiple comebacks as several classics from her discography soar.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Most shark bites occur because a shark mistakes the human for a fish or the human invades the shark's space, according to a report by the Florida Museum.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy shows excellent training and a high level of combat readiness, which was demonstrated, among other things, by the July Storm exercises.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Further, employee reviews posted on the website Glassdoor claim that Chinese leadership still exercises considerable influence over Futurewei.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Aug. 2025
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The rise of fascism encroaches on her like a disease, culminating in a personal invitation from Mussolini himself, but we’re dealt countless scenes of Eleonora’s psychosis before we’re granted a contextual explanation of what feeds it.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, if someone encroaches on another traveler's space, the airline may reassign them to a different seat or ask them to take a later flight.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Overworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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