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Having come within an overtime goal of the summit three years ago, the Gophers’ fan base is starving for the first new NCAA title banner to hang inside 3M Arena at Mariucci since a wunderkind named Thomas Vanek willed Minnesota to a title in 2003.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Ladytron willed themselves into existence some 25 years ago, writing their names in the residue of icy-hot heroes like Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, and Gina X.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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Judge David Guten did not wait to hand down a ruling.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Judge Thad Scudder handed down the sentence, which also includes $3,000 in court fees.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Moments later, the person in the video drove away, leaving the kittens behind but one man quickly stepped in.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The killer exited through the window, walked across neighborhood backyards and down the alley, leaving a trail of evidence behind him.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Campusano then turned in his first bit of heroics, lining a double to left field to tie the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Adebayo turned in one of his worst offensive performances of the season in Tuesday’s loss to the Raptors, finishing the defeat with just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting from the field, 1-of-7 shooting on threes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ahmed provides his haunted, intelligent eyes to convey the inner torment of this Hamlet, the grieving scion of a wealthy family of real estate developers.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Keeping your messages too short conveys lack of effort.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Two seats on the City Council also turned over in Tuesday’s election, and Independence recently announced the hire of a new city manager and an interim police chief.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The law requires certain White House records to be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration at the end of a presidential administration.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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