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The movie’s subject may be production, but the director is striking boldly out into a strange new artistic world.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Then on January 23rd, Mars enters Aquarius, giving you the confidence to act on those ideas, whether that means booking a trip, enrolling in a course, or finally sharing your perspective more boldly.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
18 Jan. 2026
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Kiffin was arrogantly miffed, but Carter was so right.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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The protagonist of this audaciously spoofy spy novel is Hal Knight, a comedian who has resigned in disgrace from his other job, as a Democratic congressman, after a video depicting him insulting an actress went viral.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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For example, Stars Coffee emerged after Starbucks (SBUX) exited in 2022, adopting an audaciously familiar logo of a woman with a star above her head.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
Mikhail Zygar,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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That was the less-than-flattering term for the Democrats who brazenly flexed their muscle in the early 1990s.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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While Venezuelans live with a deeply uncertain future, the seizure of Maduro caps a year of Trump demonstrating ever more brazenly his belief that Washington must have free rein in the Western Hemisphere.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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For more than 16 years, this beloved community event has proudly carried the name of Randy Jones, honoring not only his remarkable career with the San Diego Padres, but, more importantly, his deep commitment to the disability community and to Home of Guiding Hands.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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As Billboard proudly celebrates these internal promotions, the company also bids farewell to longtime editor in chief Hannah Karp.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
20 Jan. 2026
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Texas is taking it to a new level, pompously trying to single-handedly keep Republican control of the House after the 2026 midterms.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Presumptuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptuously. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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