Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
During the week, Elmer shops for used Nikes, New Balances and other sneakers at thrift stores, then sells them in front of the neighborhood convenience store on the weekends.
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Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
Angelika Zaber is a gardening expert working for Online Turf, which sells turf, soil, seed, and lawn care products.
In these images, Monroe swaps hyper-glam for vulnerability.
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Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
Boston’s second-most common lineup since Tatum’s return, which swaps Pritchard in for Hauser alongside the other four starters, has outscored opponents by 56 points over 48 minutes.
Spanish officials have said the government wants to shore up more Chinese investment, and boost exports to the country, even though trade is conducted by the European Union, which negotiates on behalf of all 27 member states.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
The Wall Group negotiates all these deals with cosmetics ambassadorships, hair product lines, top luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada, all while monitoring the work of stylists’ assistants to see who’s ready to ascend the ladder.
The Atlantic Salt Company purchases salt from Chile, Mexico, and Northern Ireland, and the heart could have orig-inated from any of these locations.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
For instance, when a customer purchases $1 worth of tokens through a cloud partner, OpenAI counts its 20-cent cut as revenue, according to people familiar with the matter.
Jerry Nowicki is the editor-in-chief of Capitol News Illinois, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
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Jerry Nowicki,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
The treasurer’s office collects tax dollars, tells the auditor’s office what was collected, and then the auditor distributes the funds to the governmental units, Petalas said.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
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