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Though initially dismissed and even ridiculed, Mitchell went on to win the 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his idea that a current of protons constantly flows into the cell as the cell vigorously pumps them back out, and that this is the driving force behind key cellular processes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The Duchess of Sussex wore the Wolford hosiery with a khaki A-line dress by Australian brand Friends with Frank and black Manolo Blahnik pumps.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Matt Selman also dishes on Quinta Brunson's appearance and the episode's multitude of Easter eggs.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Others dishes taco salads, burritos, quesadillas, Mexican street corn, Mexican street fries, and, for dessert, churros.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Suctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suctions. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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