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This burger beat out 600,000 fan submissions to get a spot on national menus, according to a press release.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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This back-and-forth struggle to dominate American institutions testifies to their surpassing value and to their insusceptibility to permanent subordination.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Lai rejects that position entirely, calling it a path toward subordination to China.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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Landlords are responsible for upkeep and compliance.—
Rachel Kim,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gabe Feldman, another Altius consultant, is a law professor at Tulane and the school’s associate provost for NCAA compliance.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The new class of acting talent is choosing non-conformity—taking Old Hollywood glamour, and totally flipping it on its head.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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Curth directed students to write a 650-word response to an academic study that examined whether conformity with gender norms was associated with popularity or bullying among middle school students.—
John Hanna,
Twin Cities,
23 Dec. 2025
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Passage of this resolution was tantamount to acquiescence by Congress, granting the president the authority to respond militarily by sending thousands of troops to fight in Vietnam.—
Richard Cherwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Despite that goal, the Utah Legislature’s Republican supermajority, with Cox’s acquiescence, has taken a hard turn against solar power — which has been coming online faster than any other source in Utah and accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
12 Dec. 2025
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Selective adherence to international law invites selective obedience by others.—
Richard Kiy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 57-page superseding indictment read like a television drama, weaving a tale of influence, obedience, intimidation, an internal power struggle, drugs, guns and murder spanning multiple states and including local, regional and national chapters of the Sin City Deciples.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Police did not release any additional details about his surrender.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Pramaggiore's attorneys had filed a request to extend the time before her surrender date.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Finally, the golden retriever earns its place thanks to its friendly, affectionate personality, strong trainability and suitability as a loyal family pet.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Mixed-breed dogs scored higher on fear, attention and aggression than purebreds, though not on trainability.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Tractableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractableness. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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