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Other Knicks stepped up, particularly on the defensive end; Bridges finished the game with a layup and dance moves, after stymieing the 76ers star Tyrese Maxey.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026 -
Fasano stepped up with a go-ahead goal as the Bucs had a 7-6 lead at the end of the third.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Days later, as controversy mounted, Green clarified his remarks about Barkley.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Madrid should have mounted a better challenge to win the title this season, but sit 11 points behind Barca with four games each left.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Nasdaq-100 index, YTD The concentration of the market rally means options traders are placing more bets on single stocks than indexes, keeping volatility elevated on a single-stock basis.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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For Harris and his cattle farm, rising prices across the supply chain could force him to keep retail prices elevated in the months ahead, in order to make ends meet.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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This sprawling resort has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation over the last 10-plus years, work that has refreshed rooms and the lobby, added a coffee shop, and enhanced wellness perks.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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Additionally, the trails running through and around the outer edge of the forest will be enhanced to improve accessibility.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Efforts have picked up in recent years to limit ownership, including in Utah, where its Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law that expanded previous foreign restrictions.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Yet Netflix still withholds crucial details about who receives this data, how identities are stitched and enriched, and how household-level projections power its ad-targeting reach.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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There’s still fissile material, highly enriched, that was not there at the beginning of his first term.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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“Ramped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramped%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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