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Each time a car or truck passes over a road, its weight flexes the pavement and can create small cracks, the BBC reported in 2024.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Added on passes over 20 air yards in the regular season, leading the NFL.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Ma puts the red wine to one side, ignores the shortbread, and scoops a glob of cream cheese onto her fingertip.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But that ignores the middle stages, where the majority of the chaos and excitement happens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2026
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Blaming school choice is a convenient response that disregards the reality of the situation.—
Patricia Levesque,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
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Yet, the Puerto Rican government has taken a celebratory stance that disregards the pain of thousands who are still awaiting justice.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Congress unveiled a bipartisan funding bill to avert a January 30 shutdown; the package omits the ICE restrictions many Democrats demanded and sets up a tense House vote, expected tomorrow, amid backlash over ICE enforcement and a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Then, clean out all fridge drawers and the crisper by spraying with a gentle cleanser that omits harsh ingredients (that formula will go on a surface that is touched by food, after all).—
Kristin Corpuz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Shift from Profit to Purpose While most companies are in the business of making money, history shows that greed as a business strategy often fails.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And if all else fails, throw a boneless rib eye or skirt steak in the freezer until firm and use a sharp knife to slice it yourself.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In making introductions, Francesca freezes, then forgets her own name.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
15 Jan. 2026
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Nobody forgets their first Dead show, and mine was in 1986 in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Pretermits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermits. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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