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Strong start Banchero penetrated the paint early and often and didn’t settle on the offensive end of the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Just 16 seconds earlier, Booker had penetrated and hit teammate Jordan Goodwin with a nifty pass.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Passed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28into%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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