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With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Witnesses positively identified Ascanio as the shooter and say Mercado-Perez was unarmed.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Assembly Bill 1506, which has been in effect since 2021, calls for the state to investigate all incidents of police shootings that result in the death of an unarmed person.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The New Brunswick house also possessed a history of building code violations and officials have since declared the building to be an unsafe structure, according to NJ Advance Media.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In making the rule, the CPSC said there were 17 deaths in 2020 and at least 17 deaths in 2021 because of the contribution to unsafe sleeping conditions of infant loungers.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Preyed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preyed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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