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Noun
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His eligibility will have College Football Playoff ramifications as the Red Raiders were expected to enter the season as a top-10 team.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2026 -
The next major question, with both short- and long-term ramifications, is the state of the roster.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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In other words, the aftereffects of COVID-19 are still present, according to Tara Leytham Powell, an associate professor of social work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Like other music tours that year, Lilith Fair was the victim of aftereffects of the 2008 recession.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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James Gray revisits his own past, and some of his favorite themes — the complexities of brotherhood, 1980s New York, loss of innocence — in Paper Tiger.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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But even then, there are plenty of complexities.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Patients with a history of pancreatitis, for example, should be counseled about potential complications, medical studies show.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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While the complications of the relationship between Merril and Raquel are not always terribly clear in the script, both Marquis and Adame find strong chemistry as the story pulses forward.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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