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Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their dynamic also mirrors that of Holden and Bill's, with the younger agent acting more recklessly and drawing the ire of his partner.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gray was arrested after law enforcement in neighboring Mason County observed the sheriff — who was in uniform, armed and in a department vehicle — driving recklessly at a high rate of speed.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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Stanford University water polo coach Brian Flacks treated Cardinal players disrespectfully, but a former university general counsel attorney found that the treatment did not meet Stanford’s standard of retaliation, according to multiple documents obtained by the Southern California News Group.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Saucily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucily. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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