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Light-diffusing pigments blur the look of dark circles, blemishes, and uneven skin tone with a soft-focus effect, while the proprietary Flex Form Matrix technology creates a breathable layer that moves with the skin throughout the day—without settling into fine lines or creasing.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
10 May 2026 -
This step builds on the eye cream by extending that moisture barrier across the full face and preventing the delicate eye area from drying out and creasing as the day goes on.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
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It is still barely decorated, just a corkboard pinned with photos of the boys and a folding table covered with stacks of reports.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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This one plays with puckering on both ends, along with a creamsicle color palette that’s ideal for setting on deck chairs and chaises surrounding the pool.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2026
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The subtle bitterness is complemented with creamy cheese and a mouth-puckering lemon dressing.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors beat Dallas 137-131 on Monday night, extending the Mavericks' home losing streak to 12 games, their longest in 32 years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Late on, with the game already won, James Garner and substitute Merlin Rohl chased Enzo Fernandez, sending him crumpling to the turf.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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With energy prices stubbornly high due to uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and Iran war, fears of inflation are rippling through the bond market.—
Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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What is less discussed is how that same anxiety is now rippling through the roughly $3 trillion global private credit market, which spent the better part of a decade lending aggressively to the same software companies now under pressure in public markets.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Nothing kills an outfit faster than a rigid denim waistband digging into your sides or linen trousers wrinkling at the first sign of sitting.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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This helps prevent wrinkling and allows the sheets to be cleaned thoroughly, Sullivan and Wang say.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucking. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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