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For it, Carolyn wore a dress designed by Narciso Rodriguez, her friend from her time as a publicist at Calvin Klein.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The gym too is stylishly designed—with hemlock floors and forgiving lights—and the fitness equipment is up-to-date, if unfortunately not sourced from Olympus itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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City records from November show police planned to install six more cameras and increase lighting.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2012, Hezbollah planned and executed a suicide bombing on a bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, that was carrying Israeli tourists, killing six and injuring dozens more.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Residents' routines are shaped by caution and vigilance, and QueenEr'Re's death revived longstanding questions about safety and the city's efforts to address violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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At the podium, Li read out a letter from Xi, which described ancient Greece and China as two civilizations that have shaped humanity’s development from opposite sides of Eurasia.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Tanuj Kapilashrami, chief strategy and talent officer at Standard Chartered, told McKinsey in a recent interview that the global bank calculated roughly $49,000 in savings per employee reskilled and redeployed internally, compared with sourcing the same skill set through external hiring.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Discovery Is Outpacing Extinction The rate at which new species are being found far outpaces the rate of extinction, which Wiens and his team calculated at approximately 10 species per year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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People jostled across the steps as porters maneuvered carts and tourists paused for photos.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Anže Kopitar and Adrian Kempe maneuvered the puck deftly low in the zone, moving the puck high to Artemi Panarin and allowing the defense to get involved.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Earth’s precession Millennia ago, people charted the path of the Sun through the constellations of the zodiac, which birthed the practice of astrology.—
Vahe Peroomian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Three American films opened this weekend that charted domestically this weekend, one with enough oomph to join GOAT and Wuthering Heights in the top 3.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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But Rushing was drafted by the Dodgers in 2022 and his career path is blocked by one of the best catchers in baseball, Will Smith, a fact cemented by the 10-year contract extension signed by Smith in March 2024.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo, who was drafted by the Heat with 14th overall pick in 2017, is known for his elite ability on the defensive end.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The problem is, nobody seemingly supported/endorsed that idea, which in hindsight might have worked out better for the Dolphins.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Over decades, biologists have worked out what most of the static parts of the machine look like.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Programmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/programmed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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