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Co-stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sara Giraudeau and Mathilde Roehrich could be seen exchanging hugs and the plaudits continued.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026 -
Meanwhile, a broadcast camera showed his Dodgers teammates Emmet Sheehan, Justin Wrobleski and Tommy Edman exchanging glances and trying to stifle laughter at their catcher’s reaction.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The other challenge was transforming the apartment’s formal rooms into functional ones for a contemporary family.—
Serge Gleizes,
Architectural Digest,
19 May 2026
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The process of transforming this area where many Palestinian families have lived for generations into a Jewish neighborhood has accelerated under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, which includes two cabinet ministers who are settlers themselves.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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Colorado Democrats and election officials from across the political spectrum have told Polis that commuting Peters' sentence would amount to a capitulation to Trump.—
Bente Birkeland,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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The end goal is to make aerial commuting a day-to-day reality for ordinary people, saving them from endless traffic jams and train delays.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Autonomous robotaxis are revolutionizing the rideshare industry.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Few has earned his rightful place in Springfield by revolutionizing the concept of a power school, not only leading the Zags to 27 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances but at least one tourney win in 24 of them.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Writing arrived as a compulsion, transmuting grief into something palatable and art-like, like a View-Master stereoscope with kaleidoscope slides.—
Eli Raphael,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Transmuting actinides into isotopes Rosatom stated that fast neutron reactors can burn minor actinides by transmuting them into isotopes that are either stable or have shorter half-lives.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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“Retooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retooling. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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