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as in cuts down
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as in throttles
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Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, Miranda’s unfailingly loyal consigliere, who never butchers a bon mot or wears the same pocket square twice.
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The face of the already iconic series is the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer who butchers the inhabitants of the fictitious Miles County, New York.
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Mansfield Legacy throttles Crowley Mansfield Legacy piled on the hits against Crowley Friday, seizing a 17-1 victory in a game that ended after three innings.
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Records could also be topped in Las Vegas and Phoenix through the weekend as the early-season desert heat wave throttles up.
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Then is too stoic to open up, but then the appearance of the book magically snuffs out that flicker of tension.
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Connecticut’s largest cities also struggle with the state’s highest property tax rates, which chokes business growth and, in turn, shifts more burden onto residential owners.
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Not the one who chokes in the playoffs.
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Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
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Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
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Their target, Yousaf (Rahul Khanna), strangles the young trainee Annelise (Gillian Alexy) to death—making for a second botched operation in one episode.
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Nate comes back to life and strangles Cassie in a dark green Bottega Veneta suit, then Maddy saves her.
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This creates friction, wastes time, and increases exposure to identity fraud, despite the existing technology for digital credentials.
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Beth wastes no time shutting down the conversation.
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The tension suffocates as He-Man reaches for his Power Sword, but Skeletor isn't backing down here either.
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More than the page itself, the routine summons the part of his conscience that survives on muscle memory and suffocates uncertainty.
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“Scrags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrags. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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