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There’s the stepover loved by the two Ronaldos (Cristiano and Nazario, the original from Brazil), the two-touch turn that took off on a video game, and the hocus pocus skill that humiliated one Brazil legend and earned another a free meal.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
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Bryan’s stumbling responses, under questioning from the legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, left him humiliated.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Oslo, NorwayReuters — The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a seven-week trial that has further dented the royal family’s once picture-perfect image.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Barton’s work has been eviscerated by scholars, but this has hardly dented his popularity.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The rest of us were shamed by omission.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Chisholm's followed with a liner off the base of the wall in right before scoring when second baseman Travis Bazzana botched a grounder.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Chisolm followed with a liner off the base of the wall in right before scoring when second baseman Travis Bazzana botched a grounder.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Haphazardly propped on the ground with wiring and hardware exposed, the flags appear as symbols debased and emptied after centuries of misuse.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Within this world no others exist, except as things to be debased.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At least two people were wounded in a shooting at a Pomona apartment complex on Thursday afternoon.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More than a dozen others lay wounded as the downtown block descended into chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Since the fires first erupted, officials have urged people with respiratory or other health concerns to remain indoors as smoke has degraded air quality across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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China uses nearly half of the world’s construction sand and gravel, a habit that has severely degraded fragile river ecosystems.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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They are lacerated by propellers.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Queered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queered. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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