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The Basel Convention, a global treaty governing hazardous waste movement across borders, shapes how e-waste is recycled worldwide.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation — the sport’s governing body — investigated that race and said no rules were broken.—
Tim Reynolds,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rousseau is a notoriously controlling and meticulous leader, obsessed with optics and strict about the physical fitness of his members.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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Yet another was a forum for people who, like me, had left a highly controlling religious denomination.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Woods said Exxon is awaiting an International Court of Justice arbitration ruling under over a border dispute of international waters between Guyana and Venezuela.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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For example, direct control of some state institutions could give a ruling party or leader advantages.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even Germany, with many former Nazis regnant in public life, and unabashedly fascist Spain could be accommodated in the West’s anti-totalitarian community, helped by historians such as Ernst Nolte, who argued that Nazism and fascism were simply consequences of Bolshevism.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, anti-Chinese sentiment has become not merely trendy, but politically regnant.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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One wonders how many Premier League clubs are monitoring Kane’s situation and would be disappointed by his decision to stay at Bayern Munich.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Among those are three senior candidates, a contributor and a coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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By sharing data that advanced senior leadership’s goals, Amber made her work visible.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to Gilles Renouard, co-managing director of Unifrance, the event remains deliberately focused on servicing long-term partners.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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The joint company, officially launching in January 2026, will be led by executives Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, who have been appointed co-managing directors of international.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Nov. 2025
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Hall is said to be playing Poppy, a retired FBI supervisory special agent dragged back into the fray despite having very little patience for bullsh*t.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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People in these roles, including project coordinators and many middle managers above the direct supervisory layer, transmit information from the deciders to the doers or among the deciders.—
Shubham Singhal,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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