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Honorees who advanced to the Super Bowl were replaced by alternates (Trubisky was Jared Goff’s alternate in 2018-19) and the exhibition no longer was held in Aloha Stadium each year.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Australian format Class Clowns sees a group of comedians return to the classroom for lessons that test competitive spirit, quick thinking, teamwork, creativity and nerve.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Trump is no fan of Colbert and has targeted comedians before.—
Seth Ashley,
The Conversation,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This kind of both-sides-ism, increasingly common in right-leaning partisan media ecosystems, substitutes balance of the blame for balance of the facts.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Feb. 2026
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Executive interpretation increasingly substitutes for legislative intent.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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However, if there’s a problem that requires someone (whether human or robot) to travel to the site to conduct repairs or component replacements, that cannot be fixed in space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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So precarious is the species’ survival that the eggs were exchanged for fake replacements while the real ones were incubated indoors.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Luke Puls hit two doubles, including a two-run double in the fifth inning.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The 24-year-old Sasaki faced nine hitters, gave up three hits (including two doubles) and walked two against the Arizona Diamondbacks.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, the franchise has repeatedly reiterated that Brian is canonically alive, and Brian's last film appearance utilized Walker's brothers as stand-ins, so there is precedent for the character appearing on screen despite of the actor's untimely death.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While everyone may argue how the infamous snap wouldn't have happened had Peter just stuck to the original plan, his thirst for vengeance takes over.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes we are overloaded and another grid takes over.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Swapping out some seals and other work seems to have fixed these issues, according to officials who say that the latest countdown dress rehearsal went smoothly, despite glitches such as a loss of ground communications in the Launch Control Center that forced workers to temporarily use backups.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fixing those backups is expensive, and sometimes clogging can cause sewage overflows into streets, yards, rivers and lakes.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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