For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.
—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 June 2025
West Ham are braced for offers for promising midfielder Kante.
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Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Russia has been using long-range missiles and drones to damage Ukraine's power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments.
Sources said the driver inside wanted to beat the storm, but stayed put when rain started falling.
—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Families stayed long after the match ended, gathering near stages and vendor booths while children played and supporters continued discussing Mexico’s victory.
—
J.M. Banks
June 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Iran's blockade of the strait, which carried about 20% of the world's oil supply before the war, has throttled traffic through the critical oil shipping channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
The show focuses on a person looking back at their life and what carried them through from a list of wonderful things, big and small, that make life worth living.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Two Runner is buttressed by a cavalcade of boisterously rootsy country acts all deeply versed in their genre’s bloodlines, who freely celebrate them with aplomb.
—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Magic Reservoir, which in years past has buttressed water deliveries into September, was only 37% full on Wednesday, according to the company.
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