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Espinosa leaves behind a husband and infant daughter.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
12 June 2026 -
Bitcoin has been hit by fresh volatility this week as SpaceX’s looming initial public offering (IPO) leaves the crypto market on the brink of a massive Elon Musk price shock.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Wide-leg denim has the kind of nonchalance that conveys relaxed elegance.—
Selene Oliva,
Glamour,
12 June 2026
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This phrase conveys that recognizing their struggles and reaching out for assistance shows strength.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
12 June 2026
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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Moon wills the chart and can make a wishy-washy Libra decisive and direct.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Economic incentives would be phased in as Tehran turns over nuclear material, dismantles nuclear facilities, and demonstrates a commitment to regional stability, the senior administration official said.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 June 2026
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Its board of directors has six seats, with elections staggered so that half of the board turns over at a time.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gene Hackman — who developed new shades of menace and gravitas with each passing year — turns in a career-best performance as the determined and obsessive Det.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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The number of back-and-forth turns in an interview was one of the strongest predictors of getting an offer.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Because the juice contributes plenty of water content and it is served over ice, additional dilution isn't necessary.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Nonetheless, tourism contributes up to 15% of Egypt’s economic output.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Bill Clinton breaks into laughter as Ronald Reagan presents him with a jar of red, white and blue jelly beans that, Reagan said, kept him from going to back to cigarettes.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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But the movies these auteurs deliver defy categorization and that presents its own challenges.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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“Passes (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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