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In state media comedy shows, jokes about Putin are told from time to time, but they are used to bolster his image as a powerful, cunning leader, and hold up Russia as a great country.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026 -
These ambitious, cunning, and often amoral Cold War operatives were usually marginal or even inconsequential figures at home.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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That’s what happens with Netflix’s saucy eight-part adaptation of Julia May Jonas’ spicy novel, a sly one that’s intent on elbowing academia in a humorous way.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The shift away from reliability suggests a sly reversal of sympathies from the artist to the do-gooder sibling.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Colleen in the service of good was wilier than the friends of secrecy and found a way to thwart their plan.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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And are a lot of us eager to see Sabalenka try to add a big trophy to the new hardware on her ring finger—against, perhaps, Gauff, who at her best can blunt Sabalenka’s nuclear groundstrokes with her steady perseverance and wily strategy?—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Among California’s most upscale neighborhoods, a subtle reshuffling has taken place in recent decades, with the highest home values migrating from Northern California to Southern California.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Key Takeaways The symptoms of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)—a disease of the heart muscle—are often subtle and can mimic those of other heart conditions, especially in the early stages.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2026
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This novel explores the unique bond that siblings in unstable families can form, and is especially shrewd on how sisters define themselves in negative space.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Seahawks crossed the finish line because of shrewd additions.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Once a spindly but speedy left midfielder, the 25-year-old Ahmed has developed into a tactically astute and fearless attacking player who has adapted to the physical English Championship with Norwich City far quicker than expected.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Not all the time, not in a deeply debilitating way, but enough that his ongoing battle with right-knee tendinitis has become part of his tennis-playing identity — as much as his astute court acumen, steadfast competitiveness and Southern California charisma.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Engineered as a low-impact tight that moves with you—not against you—a day of artful movement led by Cami Árboles would bring the new design to life.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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No one did that better or with more artful affection.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Pawky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawky. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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