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How Disney's facial recognition works at park entrances At the gate, a photo of your face is captured and converted into unique numerical values.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026 -
In real life, the pair’s crime spree at the height of the Depression-era captured the focus of the nation before they were shot and killed.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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And thousands of New Yorkers have been tricked and trapped, and taken here.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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Prosecutors further alleged Michael was tricked by O’Donnell into going to a vacant home in Kentucky for HVAC repairs on September 19, 2022, according to KCRA.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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And the best way to do it was to deny any possibility of interstate or international transport of the person's body or kidnapped.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The bone found near the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, believed to have been kidnapped from that residence in February, is not evidence of a crime, according to local officials.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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To this day, a portion of the left-wing Democratic elite views Obama as a charlatan who hoodwinked their voters into supporting him.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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There’s no argument that somehow people were hoodwinked or didn’t know what was in the contract.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ruff said on Sunday after the Sabres waylaid the Bruins 6-1 in Boston.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Padres have gotten promising results from two reclamation projects in Walker Buehler and Germán Márquez, veterans who used to lead pitching staffs before Tommy John surgery waylaid them the past couple seasons.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The return of Prince in the 11th over earned Lukcnow wickets of Devdutt Padikkal, who got deceived by a slower ball, and struggling Jitesh Sharma, who top-edged a pull shot to Pant behind the wickets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that Capital One deceived customers about interest rates related to some of its savings account options, according to court filings on the settlement website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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He was also ordered to pay nearly $111 million in restitution and forfeit roughly $17 million that the government seized from bank accounts.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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So far this year, 12 guns have been seized by Annapolis Police, according to department data.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Hong Kong — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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These impressions aren’t always accurate — and the Bulls certainly have been duped before.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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“Shanghaied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghaied. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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