Karen Kovacs notes that NBCUniversal in 2024 established a Creators Collective around the Paris Summer Games that yielded a tidal wave of content that added to the buzz around the Games.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
February 19 – March 20 A tender ripple can become a tidal wave of momentum.
And her signature glam doesn’t stop there—Clooney is known for her thick, glossy brown mane, often blow-dried into bombshell waves.
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Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
The outcome is the latest warning sign ‒ and the most glaring to date ‒ of a potential blue wave during the 2026 midterms as Democrats look to take control of the House and Senate.
One of the many unsettling images to emerge from the recent ICE surge in Minneapolis was that of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, in his blue bunny hat, standing in the January cold with the hand of a federal officer gripping his Spider-Man backpack.
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A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Clouds will linger much of the day as a cold front surges into the region.
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Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
Three seconds later, the Honda crashes into a parked car with such force its tires fly off the street, the pile of cars lurches forward several feet and snow billows.
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Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
By night, fires dot the serene landscape and smoke billows from chimneys as guests sip cocktails and cocoa or take a sleigh ride over powdery, sparkling snow.
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