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In fact, the American College of Sports Medicine identifies gait as neuromotor training — a key component of overall fitness because of its role in supporting functional movement and lowering injury risk.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
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The test, which also analyzes data such as weight, height, last menstrual period, and hormone levels, identifies patterns and predicts outcomes that a standard blood test cannot.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Russell Westbrook picks up the 100th triple-double of his career and the Oklahoma City Thunder uses a 16-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Atlanta Hawks for a 119-107 victory.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The new installment picks up right where the 2019 horror-thriller left off.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Subsequently, the filmmaker became enamored with airplanes and transferred that same fascination onto Lil Ant, who eyes the planes overhead with palpable yearning and, at one point, shoplifts a toy plane from a store.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Talarico’s numbers are notable and underscore the Senate Democratic primary will be hard-fought as the party eyes the chance to flip a Senate seat in the Lone Star State.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2026
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Our dad got us a job holding the pole, the guy sights on through the thing, surveying.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
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The district board voted last month to issue preliminary layoff notices for more than 400 district employees.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Vanderpump notices details other guests miss, and bad lighting tops her list of hotel sins.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bernstein analyst Aneesha Sherman said management remarks TJX's quarter-to-date performance was solid even as formal numbers fell short.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Just like the president’s remarks, the rebuttal is usually remembered only when something goes wrong.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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