Missouri State, which was an FCS team before this season, squeaked out a field goal in its first drive of the game and had the confidence to attempt a reverse flea flicker on its next possession, but USC’s defense sniffed out the play and pushed the Bears back 11 yards.
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Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
Even the smallest tendencies get sniffed out quickly.
Several of the characters from Part 1 snuffed it, of course, and more meet their maker in Part 2.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
If the administration does weaken federal habitat protections, which species might decline most dramatically, or quickly be snuffed out, is difficult to say.
But here’s what the Irish don’t have, and that is, more than just memories of their last football national championship, which occurred after dinosaurs first breathed.
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Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Film fans in Venice — as well as Netflix‘s entire publicity team — breathed a disappointed sigh Thursday as George Clooney was a no-show on the Lido for the first press conference to promote his buzzy new movie, Jay Kelly.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
The 53-year-old actor sobbed uncontrollably as the audience on the Lido erupted into 15-minute standing ovation, one of the longest at this year’s festival so far.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
The teen, whose mother also sobbed in court as her son was sentenced on Tuesday, had pleaded guilty to charges including culpable driving causing death, theft, and failing to render assistance in July, the Sydney Morning Herald noted.
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