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Rosie runs down the road to greet her owner.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Forbes senior contributor Dave Altavilla runs down the tech specs of the new platform and its developer tools.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Paul finds out and blows his top.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Amazon’s annual Prime Big Deal Days event runs through tonight, October 8, and it’s absolutely stacked with of-the-moment finds.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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Amazon has October Prime Day deals on travel essentials like luggage, packing cubes, airport outfits, electronics, beauty finds, and more.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Every Monday throughout the season, Flyers prospects around the globe can expect a ping with a message from Armstrong.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of first pitch, Royals prospects David Shields and Carson Roccaforte were among those dressed in luxury suits to receive their organizational awards.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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My guess is that Connor’s explosiveness determines his eventual decline from star winger to capable scorer, likely around age 33 or 34.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The ratio between these two components determines the material’s properties.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Pokes (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pokes%20%28around%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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