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But how exactly state judges should balance their prerogative to run their courtrooms without federal interference and federal officials' prerogative to enforce immigration law remains ambiguous.—Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025 Rising junior Owen Sullivan also had 2 TD catches and rising senior Cameron Dalton ran for 109 yards and a TD.—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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With more summer box office competition ahead, an extended theatrical run seems unlikely.—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 17 May 2025 The 2025-26 fiscal year runs from May 1, 2025 through April 30 of next year.—Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2025
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The Diamondbacks took full advantage of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s worst start of the season, depositing a pair of cutters into the seats to knock him for five runs over five innings and double the right-hander’s ERA from 0.90 to 1.80.—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 May 2025 Right-hander Cal Quantrill delivered his strongest outing since joining Miami, holding the Dodgers to just one run over five innings.—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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The Black Knights run the highest percentage of run concepts using outside zone and man.—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for run
As the graph shows below, Bellingham, like most of Real Madrid midfielders, has a tendency to hold on to the ball, whereas Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen midfield is defined by quick and incisive short passes.
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Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.
The quick video opened with footage of a rushing river and rolled to show a closeup of flowering branches, blue bells and an aerial view of a brook.
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Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 May 2025
The 1851-52 painting by John Everett Millais is one of the most popular renderings of Ophelia's death, which depicts her lying, almost peacefully, among flowers in a brook.
Parameters looked at include the type of listing being booked, the duration of the stay, the distance to the listing from the guest’s primary location and if the booking is last minute.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
Congress later papered over the conflict by voting to give Lincoln the authority for the war’s duration.
The two left the Lewisville Juvenile Treatment Center without authorization around 2:45 p.m.
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Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
That's true in Minnesota, where the proposal to strip the state's health insurance coverage for adults in the country without authorization emerged as part of a compromise budget framework.
Mahan has refused to back down, maintaining that making difficult decisions is necessary to steer San Jose in the right direction.
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Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Reubens found much of his early inspiration in drag
During his time at the California Institute of the Arts, Reubens began exploring alternative forms of creativity.
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Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
24 May 2025
This stunning piece of metalwork, likely worn by someone of high status, reflects the religious identity of the time.
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