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His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025 -
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones continued his hot start to the 2025 season in relief of Brock Purdy on Thursday night, willing his team to a 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many are from the Caribbean and cook recipes handed down for generations.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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The comedian’s comments were met with swift backlash on the right, including from Trump’s chair of the Federal Communications Commission, who called for the host to be punished over the remarks prior to the suspension being handed down.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
19 Sep. 2025
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In analyzing dozens of hours of audio and video footage of public and private speaking events for McMahon’s appointees, as well as their writings, ProPublica found that a recurring theme is the desire to enable more families to leave public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Varying injuries suffered by Richard Fitts, Hunter Dobbins, Kutter Crawford and Tanner Houck leave several starters in flux entering the offseason, while rookies Connelly Early and Payton Tolle pitched well at the end of the season.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.—
Julia Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2024
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.—
Matt Juul,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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Williams, who has become one of the NFL’s most productive backs early this season, turned in the best game of his career with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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John Woodvine, the prolific Olivier Award-winning British stage actor who appeared in more than 70 stage productions at the Old Vic, the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company and made memorable turns in An American Werewolf in London and The Crown, died today.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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On the line level, there are countless word choice combinations to convey the same meaning (check out Reading Rilke by William Gass).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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The cleverest use of the format is to convey shifts in perspective, as the level of immersion indicates whose point of view we’re supposed to be sharing.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
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Andrade ultimately turned over documents to Campbell’s office and federal prosecutors.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The state ordered the Santander Consumer CEO to give testimony in person or else turn over the borrowers’ documents.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Miami City Commission has given final approval for the sale of the downtown Olympia Theater, officially green-lighting a proposal to deed the 1926 venue to a charter school that has pledged to invest tens of millions of dollars into restoring the deteriorating property.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Tennessee Attorney General investigation raises questions about Nashville Church of Christ financial dealings and income through parking lots, while case against Grant disputes deed restriction.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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