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The new $106 million Nike man totally blows up a Titans run to start the game.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025 -
But if this blows up in Utah’s face in two or three years … oy.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Downy brome, an invasive weed, infiltrates grassland and increases wildfire risk in the Great Basin region.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead, your brain increases melatonin production in response to darkness.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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Garten rolls up the edges and bakes it all together for 30 minutes, ending with not one, but two beautiful pear tarts to serve a hungry crowd.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Kimmel rolls up to the network’s EVP for Unscripted and Alternative Entertainment, who oversees many shows.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Sep. 2025
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They are designed to protect homes and businesses against the type of winter storms that have severely flooded the low-lying community of Alviso multiple times with water up to 6 feet deep and which are posing more risk as sea level rises due to climate change.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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During proper diaphragmatic breathing, on exhalation, as the diaphragm rises and the pelvic floor contracts, the adductors can be trained to co-contract to help maintain pelvic stability.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Doing so also significantly inflates the radical Right’s murder record from 11%, when 9/11 is taken into account, to 63%.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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This inflates cloud costs and reduces cluster efficiency.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As violence in schools proliferates in the United States, so too has the marketplace for products designed to protect students.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Misinformation proliferates both online and off.—
Stacie Kershner,
The Conversation,
22 Sep. 2025
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Censoring Colbert and Kimmel accelerates the dangerous slide into authoritarianism and is a direct attack on our freedom of speech.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rarely encountering new or surprising events further accelerates the sensation of time flying.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Puffs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffs%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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