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Amanda falsely claimed that Moscatiello got Amanda and Cory fired from their jobs and harassed their families and friends, Moscatiello said on Scamanda.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
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At the hearing devoted to antisemitism, Jewish witnesses spoke of being harassed and threatened at campus pro-Palestinian protests against Israel.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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During Sunday afternoon’s series-ending Game 4 — which the Knicks won, 144-114 — the New York fans booed Joel Embiid loudly and taunted him with posters showing Mitchell Robinson dunking on him two days earlier.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In 1976, the Legislature turned the California Coastal Commission into a permanent agency that has tormented property owners and localities ever since.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Scheierman also hit two earlier threes, grabbed five rebounds and pestered Gilgeous-Alexander to force a third-quarter turnover to help Boston take down the defending NBA champions 119-109.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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My own parents met coming out of a movie theater in New Britain when my less than suave Coast Guard father pestered my mother for a date.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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After Holmgren baited Hauser into a foul — deja vu from the final seconds of C’s-Thunder Round 1 — Baylor Scheierman replaced him and buried two quick triples, the second putting the Celtics up 74-73.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Claude, for example, wouldn’t be baited into partisan controversy.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Upon arriving at big-league camp this spring, Rojas said the different grip initially bugged him.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Starbucks unveils summer merch collections, including Miffy collab Starbucks also teased two new merchandise collections that will be released this summer, including one that is a collaboration with Miffy, the popular rabbit cartoon character.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Although Talamasca is ending, AMC teased possible iterations of the universe in future shows.—
Alyssa Modos,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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“Targeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targeted. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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