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Human beings have spent millennia building homes, fences, and societies to separate ourselves from nature (and for good reasons).—
Marc Berman
August 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Escaping: Some dig to slip under fences in search of adventure, mates, or simply to escape anxiety.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Since the ability to smuggle in narcotics and humans by simply walking over the border has been eliminated, smugglers are now forced to think of another way to enter our nation.—
Mike Garcia,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Mossad had developed contacts with smugglers — and often with the government intelligence agencies — in all seven nations.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rather than being punished, the research shows that, surprisingly, some bootleggers are praised and offered more opportunities to perform live gigs than DJs who produce official remixes or original music.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Her mother’s parents, the Pattis (her first name is her mother’s maiden name), were immigrant bootleggers; their sewing room had removable floorboards to hide whiskey.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The bitcoin price, which has doubled since this time last year, fell by 5% as traders brace for a September shock following U.S. president Donald Trump dropping a $12.2 trillion bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes, the calf is sold to cattle traders and begins a journey from Armenia through Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing ever-shifting borders and communities in flux.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Despite industry-wide budget cuts and a shortage of doc distributors for nonfiction social issue fare, Powers winnowed the list of 23 docs from over 1,000 submissions.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library including The Passion of the Christ.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Elevate—which is owned by Velocity, the San Francisco 49ers, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment and concessionaire Levy—will provide strategic and operational consulting as part of lending packages.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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The judges are not provided with the concessionaires' identities.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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Available merchants Affirm has more than 245,000 merchants, including Amazon, Peloton, Adidas and Target.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Fritz Hatton is renowned in Napa Valley and the world of wine for his amazing talent and success as a fine wine auctioneer.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
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The black-tie event will feature a live auction of luxury goods, experiences and unique art pieces led by auctioneer Simon de Pury.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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