For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
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Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
27 Sep. 2025
Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.
As long as Lagway avoids turnovers, the Gators will have a chance in the fourth quarter to steal a big SEC win.
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Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
Supporting Jones with a stingy defense and a run-heavy offense that ensures balance and avoids placing too much pressure on the quarterback’s shoulders, Steichen has the Colts atop the AFC South standings with a 3-1 record.
Jones escapes Fernandez to receive a pass from Gravenberch, while the positioning of Wirtz and Szoboszlai keeps Cucurella and Caicedo from coming forward.
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The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
When virtual particle pairs pop into existence at the edge of black holes, sometimes the black hole’s gravity grabs one partner while the other escapes.
These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
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Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.
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