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While design-minded sleuths can pick out these details and assign allegorical meaning to them, there are other subtle hints throughout the show as well.
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Alison McDermott, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
The 2019 first-round pick out of Kentucky is under contract for $31 million this season and $33 million next season, with an extension, if offered, to commence in 2028-29.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
Out of all kitchen cookware, gadgets, and appliances, Miller believes that every kitchen should have a reliable cast-iron skillet, like this one from Lodge that earned our best overall pick out of 22 comparable options.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
He was hospitalized overnight and later returned to play 11 games as a rookie first-round draft pick out of Florida.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Alison McDermott, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
The 2019 first-round pick out of Kentucky is under contract for $31 million this season and $33 million next season, with an extension, if offered, to commence in 2028-29.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
Out of all kitchen cookware, gadgets, and appliances, Miller believes that every kitchen should have a reliable cast-iron skillet, like this one from Lodge that earned our best overall pick out of 22 comparable options.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
He was hospitalized overnight and later returned to play 11 games as a rookie first-round draft pick out of Florida.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Wayfair also carries plenty of woodburning fire pits made out of steel, many with intricate designs.—
Daniel Modlin,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not all loafers need to be made out of black leather.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Renowned paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke identified four tiny bones in the University of the Witwatersrand’s museum collection and went on to discover Little Foot’s nearly pristine fossil in the 1990s in the Sterkfontein Caves northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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In what was being described Thursday as a seller’s market, perhaps GMs will pick up the phone Friday and pony up.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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On a volume basis, Georgia film and TV production appears to be picking up.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets in the early evening sky.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pollard's film is especially poignant in showing how short-sighted the country remains, even if the methods of dismantling progress have shifted from political entities to more public-facing groups.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Trooper noticed signs of possible criminal activity during the stop and a K-9 unit from the Live Oak County Sheriff’s Office was called for further investigation, according to the release.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2026
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The team’s heart and soul noticed.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Most rank-and-file journalists, like many other white-collar workers, view AI tools with deep suspicion and see their adoption as potential (or inevitable) threat to their livelihoods.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Rousell advises viewing your space through a sensory lens that considers sound, color, texture, and fragrance.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hiding out chafes against being perceived.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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While only time will tell how the war is ultimately perceived, there is no denying the rapidly growing fault line between our two political parties, especially on foreign policy.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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