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The rest of the cast is also made up of non-professional actors.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026 -
Regardless, much of the developing world is made up of much younger countries, with populations in Africa, for example, at much lower risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19 than elderly individuals with comorbidities in the United States or Western Europe.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Sengun’s attempt at a game-winner when he got stood up by Jaxson Hayes on a turnaround baseline floater wasn’t the play the Rockets drew up, Udoka said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The companies, working with Oz Architecture, drew up plans for a 17-story tower with about 400 units.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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This clutch hits the mark, with a spacious main compartment and two interior card slots to keep everything organized.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Two new literary awards, Books of Freedom by Freedom Letters, and Dar, organized by writer Mikhail Shishkin, have been launched explicitly to honor Russian-language books that cannot be published in Russia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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No child should be exploited, groomed, or preyed upon in digital spaces.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Using his position as an educator, Shay groomed students, saying the massages were meant to relieve tension and improve piano technique.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The hospital said the patient’s blood and urine were not processed and were not disposed of using the strictest international protocols required for handling the specific hantavirus strain.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The agency believes they were disposed of somewhere along a specific route from Spain to Serbia, where David Knezevich is originally from.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Rail freight, a faster and cheaper alternative, was blocked after Zheng’s smart helmets were classified as sensitive dual-use goods, given the active conflict zones along the route.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Uber’s last big ballot fight, on which together with Lyft the company spent $200 million, was a successful campaign to pass a measure that kept gig workers classified as independent contractors, not full-time employees.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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“Straightened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightened%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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