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Recent Examples of queues
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In the summer of 2024, Rhode’s London photo booth attracted hourlong queues.—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 Check out the Disneyland Magic Key Buying Guide website for details on setting up a Disney account, payment information, pass upgrades, virtual queues, email alerts and making your first reservation.—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025 Long queues also stretched just for a photo with a lifelike figure of Stephen Curry.—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025 Businesses are being forced to shut down and residents face lengthy queues and price hikes at petrol stations, with the junta-run government trying to bring in fuel supplies under army escort.—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Images broadcast online show queues outside banks as customers tried to withdraw cash.—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Some analysts and third-party trackers suggest that standby lines may have moved faster because Disney adjusted how many guests enter via Lightning Lane rather than standby, freeing up capacity in the regular queues.—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Most of the others saw queues to get in because of their limited space.—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Travelers are increasingly paying more for fewer services, a trend spreading from airlines to hotels and cruise lines.
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Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Although cruise lines Viking, Seabourn, and Quark Expeditions offer submersibles or helicopters on some of their expedition ships, Scenic is the only line with both on board.
Vertical wood cladding on support columns and floating walls are a common feature throughout the residences.
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Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
The ballroom is slated to feature gold chandeliers, coffered ceilings and an expansive floor space, flanked by Greek columns and massive arched windows.
The holiday decor scene is saturated—nutcrackers, gingerbread houses, bow garlands, wreaths, strings of snowflakes, glittery pinecones, and that nativity scene that’s been passed down for generations.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
Building a genome from scratch means that software tools similar to word processors can be used to easily search and replace strings of letters, or cut and paste code blocks.
Additionally, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records, included in Hialeah Building and Code Compliance Department files related to Garcia-Roves’s fine for city code violations, show two roof extensions.
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
OpenAI appears to be trying to position ChatGPT as a version of this universal interface, not through a browser, but by integrating third-party apps directly into the chatbot so users can search, shop, plan travel, and manage files without ever leaving the conversation.
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