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There aren’t that many laughs in this episode, but there is this one, and the sight of Eli sampling her cake without waiting for Joel to get plates and utensils.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
Since Zito became general manager of the Panthers four seasons ago, no one in any sport has run a better organization.
That’s because the Heat shot just 16 of 42 (38.1 percent) on two-point shots Saturday after shooting 26 of 36 (72.2 percent) on twos in Game 2.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
Queen, the conference’s Freshman of the Year and first-team selection, drained 2 of 4 3-pointers — doubling his season total — and connected on a few more long twos.
The immediate impact of the Trump/Voight plan will be felt most strongly in the independent sector, among the hundreds of producers, distributors, sales agents and financiers heading to the Cannes film market.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
Grocery retail chain Aldi has purchased a small handful of Big Lots locations less than a year after Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to close hundreds of stores.
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