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Noun
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026 -
There are two public submission windows for the 2026-2027 Nicholl Fellowships.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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That’s why the theme of violence, both psychological and physical, is central to the novel, precisely because for so long—and unfortunately still today—violence hasn’t been considered sufficient reason to bring an end to the dominion of the male, founded on force and on the subordination of women.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Mounting evidence of rogue AI Evidence of rogue AI does not come as a shock to some of the companies whose chatbots have defied subordination.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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This veto aligns with Polis’ veto of a similar bill last year that featured a 48-hour warrant compliance requirement and stricter self-policing by the platforms.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.—
The Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Sybil, who spent her younger years beleaguered by the presence of her double, that emblem of feminine conformity named Désirée, never manages to perceive herself as anything but abnormal by comparison.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Ever since the ratification of the 14th Amendment in the wake of the Civil War, the justices have played the role of reviewing not only federal but also state laws for conformity with the Constitution.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Of course, all of this convenient acquiescence will sound familiar in the United States, where our own Congress and Department of Justice have been nothing if not servile to a brazenly corrupt executive.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Writing in the early 1890s, Nadar deployed Balzac’s reported initial mistrust and later acquiescence to the daguerreotype as an allegory of larger significance for understanding the history of invention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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The festival commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, with millions of livestock being sacrificed across Bangladesh during the celebration.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Chronicles of far-right obedience and moral decadence don’t get much more scathing than this.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The surrender to infectious disease that some of the worst among us contemplate is not inevitable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Uranus in Gemini is shaking up your third house of communication, choices and daily movement, while the North Node in Pisces activates your 12th house of closure, intuition and surrender.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Smaller than the German shepherd and the Belgian Malinois, the Dutch shepherd is used in police and military work because of its athleticism, trainability and strong work ethic.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Narrowing down the dogs fit for the spotlight wasn’t easy, but Bernie and Pippin stood out for their skill, trainability and stage presence, according to Tim Orr, the producing artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Tractableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractableness. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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