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Her dalliance with England's upper crust didn't stop there, either — the baker went on to provide the cake for Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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The designer suggests pairing cream walls with slightly brighter trim to create a subtle contrast that isn’t too formal.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
16 Jan. 2026
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Shop the $8 retinol cream, and more options like the RoC Retinol Correxion Max Daily Hydration Cream and the SimplyVital Collagen, Retinol, and Hyaluronic Acid Cream.—
Isabel Bekele,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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Assisting in that effort is the fact that the stainless steel piece is powder-coated in an eye-popping pink.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Every detail is carefully considered, right down to the moon-like globe lighting (which we're told is meant to emulate the bulbs surrounding a starlet's dressing room mirrors), and a calming palette of forest greens, powder pinks and deep blues gives the space a classic yet contemporary feel.—
Cassie Doney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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However, before long, the tradition was reportedly taken over by the less wealthy as a way of making fun of the upper classes.—
Fiona Ward,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2025
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Dealing with public life criticisms Fulop has been taken to task by incoming fellow Democratic Mayor-elect James Solomon for working too closely with developers.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s governor-elect, won the 2025 election through a singular focus on the state’s high cost of living, though her plans for reducing those costs were vague.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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For 35 years Brazilian political elites have viewed nuclear armament as both unnecessary and counterproductive, given Brazil’s peaceful foreign policy, emphasis on multilateralism, and the Tlatelolco Treaty making Latin America a nuclear-weapons-free zone.—
Oliver Stuenkel,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The elite-to-college gymnastics transition is easier said than done.—
Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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His eyes lit up, as if asked to present a thesis sitting in his top drawer.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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It’s designed with two top drawers and two bottom compartments to easily store extra dinnerware, drinkware, and napkins, while keeping them out of sight.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
27 Nov. 2025
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Apostles are all men in accordance with the church's all-male priesthood.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
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Apostles are all men in accordance with the church’s all-male priesthood.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
27 Dec. 2025
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