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Few folks are worried about how the yard looks, but Travis Hogan has a keen interest in green grass in January.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
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But the more time Zuckerberg spends in Mar-a-Lago, the more Sam Altman and Tim Cook should be worried.—
Alex Heath,
The Verge,
12 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame must either score on defense or special teams to pull off the upset or at least set up Leonard with a short field.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the courtside footage, the mom — who was holding one child’s hand and had another kid on her hip — becomes visibly upset, stepping forward and moving very close to the principal.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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This is why Mora is most excited, if apprehensive, about exporting this most Colombian of stories to a global audience once more.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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Last month, Patti LuPone appeared on The View and seemed more than a little apprehensive about seeing the new Broadway production of Sunset Blvd., the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that LuPone once (and briefly) headed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2024
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But that didn’t stop Greenbaum from being a little nervous about screening the film for Harper and Will.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2025
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Though landing a recurring character is usually a good thing for an actor, Hilton was nervous about fans’ reception.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Growers reported a drop in workers showing up to their jobs, and advocacy groups saw a surge of frightened families show up to legal workshops on how to protect themselves against deportation.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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When Julia arrived with a can of cat food, the first kitten had already been adopted, but the second—a frightened and feisty tabby—was still there.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer figured out that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.—
Charlie Wood,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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In the fall of 1856, a jittery, fractious republic girded itself for a presidential election that would decide its fate.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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The Starship Troopers actress is afraid of heights and was even called out by her instructors for always being terrified about the extreme assignments that she and the other celebrity recruits were given.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Some children might regress to an earlier stage of development, becoming afraid of going to school and leaving their parents.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Panicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panicky. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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