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At the end of the episode, having narrowly escaped being chased, Drake enters an elevator as an instrumental plays in the background.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Prescriptions are no longer required to get the vaccine, after the measure was narrowly rejected in a 6-6 tie broken by the chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at their meeting Friday, CBS News reported.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Social media companies, from Meta to X, have largely abandoned any attempt at moderating content on their platforms, having previously (albeit inadequately) attempted some form of fact-checking and take-downs of incendiary material and flagrant disinformation.—
Time,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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For most of the nearly 20% of kindergartners who haven’t had their full schedule of shots, their families have never requested an exemption; the children are simply inadequately immunized.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although Louverture had resigned from his position as governor-general of the colony in May, in June 1802 one of Leclerc’s generals tricked Louverture into a meeting, summarily arrested him, along with his wife and children, and then forced them all onto a ship destined for France.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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Godwin is a prime representative of how, for many 2026 Stagecoach performers, success represents an imperfectly perfect full-circle moment.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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And the work is less about choosing between roles and more about designing a life where both can coexist, however imperfectly.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Which seems genuinely odd, given all this throwback has, at least superficially, in its favor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Tech companies fully integrate AI across their operations, investing substantially rather than superficially experimenting.—
Carolyn Said,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Sketchily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchily. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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