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And a federal law enforcement official told Chung’s lawyers her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Independent analysts as well as OpenAI staff have also advocated for a process in which independent lawyers would be able to review the full contract and share their analysis with concerned employees.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Look away, Nordic sauna purists.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Plus, the Wolverines genuinely like each other and play an unselfish brand of basketball that purists can appreciate.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
6 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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