Will the two be allowed to wed, or will Ellen’s brothers, quarrelling over their father’s chair, bargain her off to other suitors to improve their chances?
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Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.
That event was still beset by confrontations, with someone jumping on a police officer, protesters smashing glass panes in the doors of the venue and members of the Proud Boys – a far-right group – clashing with demonstrators, according to local media reports.
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Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.
Three weeks later in London, the same service required a bank transfer – no cash accepted, no cards processed, just account details exchanged securely and payment completed in seconds.
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Penny Lee,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Parents lined up on a sidewalk outside Bergen Meadow Elementary School, waiting to reunite with their children, exchanging hugs and quiet conversation.
Jennifer Aniston’s Alex Levy, Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson, and the other members of The Morning Show’s newsroom and its network are once again bickering and backstabbing.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Coaches are also bickering about money, a topic that would have felt out of place 10 years ago.
The Dolphins, desperate to get their season on track after an embarrassing 33-8 loss to Indianapolis, are not trying to trade receiver Tyreek Hill, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported this week.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Still two years away from free agency, Jax’s belief he might one day be traded by the Twins wasn’t far-fetched.
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