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Its three suites can connect to accommodate up to 8 guests, plus there’s a full kitchen, living room, and a patio with a grill, firepits, and hammocks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Two ponds where guests can catch and release fish are surrounded by meditation areas and hammocks.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Magic guard Desmond Bane saw Cain’s potential as early as over the summer during voluntary workouts before the team even reported for training camp.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The classes will include outdoors runs, strength, cardio, yoga and meditation but will not include workouts on the Peloton bike.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Airport-style baggage and body scanners have been installed at facility entrances and the county has increased the frequency of searches and the use of drug-sniffing canines.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Looking ahead, Isaac flagged that Meta is on pace to surpass Google in ad revenue for the first time this year, and that consumers increasingly begin searches on AI tools rather than traditional search engines.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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In an April 13 Instagram post, Hailey shared a family photo believed to have been taken during one of Bieber's rehearsals.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Each performer is paired with a peer mentor, who is a child their age who volunteered to work with them through the four months of rehearsals and on stage.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Velvet banquette couches and mid-century modern furniture punctuate roomy seating areas throughout the hotel, along with two main restaurant venues, an elegant cocktail bar, and a cozy coffee shop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once the windows and walls are breached, all the combustible things inside like couches, furniture, clothes and plastics quickly erupt and begin sending large showers of dangerous burning embers lofted by heavy wind, setting new fires a block or two away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Buckeyes spent 15 spring practices trying to fill holes and develop young talent to fill the void created by NFL attrition.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last fall, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which has been used to counter racially discriminatory election practices.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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Staff are on hand 24 hours a day to supervise crafts and games, water sports, reef fishing, cookery classes, crab hunts, and marine biologist excursions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the new aerial hunting provision, TPWD is managing aoudad populations through public land hunts across West Texas.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The team used experiments and modeling to understand why the solution performed so well.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the 1930s, patients in Puerto Rico were subjected to experiments testing human tolerance to chlorine and mustard gas.—
Uzma Rentia,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Shakedowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakedowns. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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