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Oregon rises after beating Oklahoma State by 66, while Clemson falls after trailing Troy at halftime before a 27-16 win.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Raising systemic issues and then resolving them with humor falls flat for this critic.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bonnie Treichel, an attorney who specializes in ERISA, expects more firms to seize on private assets as the number of public companies declines and the private market grows.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then the real value of dollars, meaning their purchasing power, declines.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fernandes immediately returns the pass, but Amad’s shirt is pulled, and the referee points to the spot.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Conrad also says goodbye to Belly and returns the infinity necklace to her.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As her condition worsens, her fiancé’s brooding cousin becomes an unwilling participant in the evil forces tormenting her.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Allen noted that summer heat worsens the effect.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Every week, Netflix drops a bunch of new content for viewers to stream from TV and movie studios all over the world.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Katie Wiseman The second the temperature drops below 75, some Hoosiers are ready to get their favorite sweaters.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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