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Paranoia, greed, and suspicion among the squad follow, fracturing their loyalty and soon eroding any remaining trust.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026 -
April 21, 1976, when Porter was paralyzed after fracturing his neck in a collision during spring practice.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Katie Lou Samuelson, Collier’s UConn classmate, missed the 2025 season after tearing her ACL during training camp with the Seattle Storm.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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One of the state’s most infamous tornadoes, this massive F4 touched down near Holliday before tearing into Wichita Falls.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Sharpshooting guard Donte DiVicenzo will not return to the playoffs after rupturing an Achilles tendon in Game 4 against the Nuggets.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
3 May 2026
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In his first start since rupturing his left Achilles while pitching for the Mets in June, Canning allowed a run in five innings and departed with the Padres up 3-1.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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This entire island’s economy used to depend on them pulling the heavy wooden wheels of old-school olive presses.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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More notable still, perhaps, is the fact that calling for the release of the Epstein files has seemed to cut across the myriad divisions rending the Democratic Party.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Guthrie’s willingness to take part in an interview with a visibly emotional Kotb was heart-rending.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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Greg knows Elizabeth well, and the final beat of him ripping her magazine picture off the wall feels like the completion of his transformation into a man who is over his toxic ex.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Hicks should take advantage of his matchup against Littell and Washington’s lousy bullpen and make good on his home run prop by ripping a homer today.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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The Tempo didn’t make things easy, cutting the deficit to two points late and later trailing by just three with 31 seconds remaining and possession of the ball.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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The bridge demonstrates a new, lighter approach to low-carbon infrastructure, cutting waste and CO₂ by depositing concrete only where needed.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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“Rifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifting. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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