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Tactics to combat drug traffickers required military leaders exercising might, not lawyers telling generals what to do, according to Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Her order came after a juror passed a note asking if the trial was on schedule and after defense lawyers struggled to work the courtroom equipment on Monday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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For today’s Welles purists, that would be the least of their concerns.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The purists will insist that Babe Ruth is rolling in his grave, while the game’s youngest fans probably aren’t listening to them with so many other options for entertainment.—
Abbey Mastracco,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Both Virgos and Taureans are known to be headstrong perfectionists, so don’t be too harsh on yourself during these fun few weeks.—
Snehaa Khanna Sahgal,
Vogue,
26 Nov. 2025
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This isn't about perfectionists but intentional development across all dimensions of leadership.—
Aurelien Mangano,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pettifoggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifoggers. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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