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The Ocoee Massacre teaches us that democracy is fragile — and that silence is complicity.—
Debbie Deland,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Fanatics uses these gatherings not to bribe or threaten their detractors into silence, but to educate them on the business.—
A.J. Perez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Such mildness is a rarity in Kansas, because the state is notoriously temperamental and swings wildly between heat and cold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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Irish whiskey is known for its friendly mildness, so to pair it with a charging rhinoceros like Green Chartreuse gives the cocktail a shove into a realm of intensity that Irish whiskey drinks rarely occupy.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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His explicit insinuation that Netflix represents left-wing comity with WBD, while Paramount is the better, more conservative alternative rates comment.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hamiltonians are accelerationists, seeing capitalism as the source of the wealth and technological prowess that underwrite American comity at home and power abroad.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Ballet North Texas’s new show Winter Mix, a tribute to nature, harmony and classical grace, is set to premiere this week.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to the ancient texts, distress and diseases (like infertility) occur when our doshas—the body’s three basic constitutions—fall out of harmony.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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After a brief lull in precipitation this afternoon, snow levels drop to all areas tonight into Tuesday, and remain low through Thursday.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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There were some lulls in the second half of the season, but the Seahawks rounded into form toward the end of the regular season.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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In fairy tales, the forest represents both refuge and danger—a site of respite or a place where you might be devoured whole.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Once inside, there’s no respite to the barrage of images and the soundscape that surround you.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Soothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothingness. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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