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The family documents describe comfortable lives and prosperous businesses blown apart by the war and the mounting Nazi menace.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Residents launched a fierce opposition campaign, packing city council meetings and mounting petitions.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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As the sun set below the tree line, the warm wood paneling turned a rich brown color that complemented the rattan light fixtures hanging above, giving the space a modern yet warm feeling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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Here are the 10 questions hanging over Tuesday’s big news.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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County public health officials directed ambulances to stop transporting patients to Anaheim Global Medical Center, suspending the general hospital’s designation as an emergency receiving center as of Wednesday, May 6.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Spirit Airlines credit cards remain active despite the airline suspending flight operations.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Co-chair Nicole Kidman sparkled in a blood-red Chanel gown covered in sequins and draping into a dramatic train.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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The result is a nude mesh gown with a draping technique that creates the illusion of serpent scales.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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Mason McTavish’s hooking minor proved costly as the Oilers scored just four seconds into the penalty.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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By hooking a solo shot around the Pesky Pole, the lefty swinger finally hit his first dinger of the year off Boston southpaw Payton Tolle.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Finally, Mira chalked her hands, boosted herself onto a dangling metal hoop, flipped upside down, and hung from a single knee, arms spread out like a rotor.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Bey matched her lipstick color to the garnet stones in her dangling earrings, but otherwise left her makeup natural.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Warren Buffett made some of his first cash by slinging The Washington Post.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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He's also found that AI often provides incorrect information in projecting Social Security scenarios, which can be highly complex given the federal program's 22,000 pages of rules.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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That will make projecting spots 49 to 53 at other positions way more interesting in late August.—
Pete Sweeney
May 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Pinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinning. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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