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There has been a public emphasis on young players, something Mourinho is not known for historically, but in fairness, six academy graduates have made their debuts under him and a few youngsters look quite promising, chiefly 19-year-old Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026 -
But fairness is not the same as financial exploitation.—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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The wrinkle in this case is that many remember 2016 both as a hellish tragedy and the last gasp of anything like normality.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2026
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There have been no signs of protests for days in Tehran, where shopping and street life have returned to outward normality, though a week-old internet blackout continued.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Epic narratives worthy of a novel, as well as anecdotes of the quiet everydayness of everyday things, both grounding and inspiring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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That insurance plays such a material role in shaping Simon’s dilemma is a lovely bit of mundanity.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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The places on this list offer both nights for a big splurge and options for daily dishes with enough exit velocity to escape the mundanity of everyday life.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Dec. 2025
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At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.—
Timothy Joseph,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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The ordinariness of their relationship made the moment feel even more special.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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Robert’s ordinariness doesn’t change.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Nov. 2025
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