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The lively City Hall gala was Boston’s third official celebration since the city formally recognized the day as a holiday in 2023, and attendees marked the occasion with a range of artistic showcases and performances.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026 -
He has not been formally charged with cheating by World Curling, which does not use video to review game play.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Families traditionally gather for a big reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve — observed today — featuring dishes carefully chosen for their symbolic ties to good luck and prosperity.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Every detail has been carefully designed to delight guests, from the private balconies with ocean views to the terraces with hot tubs.—
José Cantillo Ferrer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Jim Crow laws systematically stripped them of those posts, and made America a de facto police state for Black folks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Filmmakers vocally critical of the authorities are systematically denied access to public funding, regardless of their professional track record and international recognition.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Punctiliously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctiliously. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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