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In a video about an erratic Uber driver, a recognizable dynamic—awkward small talk, impatience to set off—escalates into a life-threatening one.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026 -
Her threatening remarks set off a criminal investigation and national security concerns.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The sub-market produces significant business and hotel tax revenue, and failure to reinvigorate our CBD limits the city’s ability to flourish.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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That expansive vision is meant to reinvigorate a centrist movement whose membership has flattened while Orthodoxy and Reform, denominations to its right and left, have been growing.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Because this decision has revived the debate within the Democratic Party about potentially adding more seats to the Supreme Court.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Tom Bradley, who was elected mayor of Los Angeles in the nineteen-seventies and went on to serve five terms, made reviving the streetcar (and a subway to the sea) a cornerstone of his platform.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Marcus Smart resurrected his career as a tenacious defender at 32 years old.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Her death doesn't stick, as she is quickly resurrected.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Images of Iran’s streets aflame, with protesters facing off against the security forces of a repressive regime, must reawaken traumatic memories for Loubna Mrie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The journey to reawaken the Force won’t be straightforward.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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When your immune system weakens with age, due to stress, or from illness, the virus can reactivate, leading to a case of shingles.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
7 May 2026
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The Boone Theater is part of a broader push to reactivate the district through a combination of historic preservation and new programming.—
J.M. Banks
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Also written by Pella, Peaking follows a couple’s attempts to rekindle the spark of their relationship by searching for a threesome at a remote music festival.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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And if successful, Dodd Stadium could become part of a growing effort to revitalize eastern Connecticut as the region seeks to build on a wave of new jobs and development spurred by growth in the region’s manufacturing industry.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The film was a hit, revitalizing the franchise for a new era, with two sequels following.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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“Reawake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reawake. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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