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What happens when the restaurant widely believed to be the best in the world implodes?—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Cincinnati implodes to exit tourney Eighteen days after beating Kansas, ranked eighth in the country at the time, the Cincinnati Bearcats blew a second-half lead and lost to UCF in overtime at T-Mobile Center.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Loyalty, betrayal, illness and war all bear down on the group as the old order crumbles around them.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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The song was inspired by surviving a toxic relationship, and then finding a true-hearted love that crumbles emotional walls.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Self-destructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructs. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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