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The footage shows officers carefully opening the bathroom door before the confused bear casually strolls out and heads down the sidewalk to freedom while officers and bystanders scatter out of the way.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026 -
House proud, Carnevali strolls out onto one of the six pitches.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Best of all are turtle release dates, when staff doctors deem a turtle healthy enough to rewild—the community comes to the beach to see it off, joyful and even tearful as the turtle ambles into waves and disappears beneath them.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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But the cat is so busy chasing its tail, the mouse saunters away and curls up for a nap.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
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The biggest season 7 addition, however, is that of Clay (Riverdale's Cody Kearsley), a mysterious rodeo rider who moseys into town with a problematic past.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The night footage is especially beautiful and memorable, and the careful handling of light shapes an aesthetic that lingers well beyond the final frame.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Spiking energy costs as the war in the Middle East lingers.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“Swans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swans. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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