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Season 1 draws from Hillerman’s novel Listening Woman about two people who are murdered in front of a blind shaman.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025 -
In 2024, the BBC found several bots impersonating British teenagers Brianna Ghey, who was murdered in 2023, and Molly Russell, who died by suicide at 14 after viewing online material related to self-harm.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Argentine bonds were among the best performers in emerging markets last year but had been throttled by volatility amid the Buenos Aires results and US support package.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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What to Know Trump said Sunday that his administration would import beef from Argentina to help tackle persistently high prices as the supply is throttled by drought, a flesh-eating pest and other issues affecting cattle.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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If Matt had wrecked his bike, broken his collarbone, or been whacked by a car, the decision would be easy.—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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Morales whacked the teen over the head with the rifle and didn’t give the boy his money back, Applegate said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
15 Oct. 2025
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At the time that the cut was identified, researchers proposed that the mark proved that First Peoples butchered ancient megafauna.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bad books have been made into great movies, and many great books have been butchered on the screen.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Wild, who finished 30th in the NHL on the penalty kill the past two years, have given up 10 goals on 25 chances this year (60 percent).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Thorne finished in second, with the blueberry coming in third and the dumpster-diving contestant, Mike, winning the grand prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, a vehicle breakdown on the westbound upper deck choked the morning commute into Marin.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, opponents have neutralized his impact as a runner in recent weeks.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But to the Rapids’ credit, both were relatively neutralized aside from Son’s stunner.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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During the previous school year, the boy strangled and choked a teacher and pulled up a female classmate’s dress and touched her inappropriately on the school playground, the lawsuit claims.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Their conversation eventually turned violent, leading Packer to call the police after Sweeney had strangled Dunne to the point of unconsciousness.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Scragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragged. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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