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The eight-part series, led by Charlie Hunnam, tapped into the serial killer who killed at least two women and exhumed several bodies for his heinous purposes in the 1950s.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
28 May 2026 -
For example, Biden aggressively tapped the SPR after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, spiking gasoline prices above $5 a gallon for the first time ever.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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When Riley returned to the table, La La told me that his high profile in the city sometimes bugged her, because fans were always interrupting them, even sitting down at their table.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Upon arriving at big-league camp this spring, Rojas said the different grip initially bugged him.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The outlet also said correspondents overheard shots near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
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Residents walked horses through a neighborhood as a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter flew overheard.—
Sean Emery,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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Leading inside critical internet infrastructure and information security meant operating in environments where trust and reliability were paramount and needed to be monitored constantly.—
Christine Lentz,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Already without Pablo López and Mick Abel, and with several other starters’ workloads being monitored, potentially losing Rojas would put a serious strain on the team’s resources.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Wiretapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapped. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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