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However, that’s a role Brooks would prefer not to play, which means the NFL’s leading tackler (66 stops) gladly welcomes Dodson back to the field.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025 -
But in reality, the facility utilizes physical and psychological torture to break the kids down, turning them into hollow shells who will gladly submit themselves to the institute’s leader, Evelyn Wade (Toni Collette).—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Civil-rights laws, including Title VI, prescribe a long, detailed process for resolving alleged violations, which includes giving universities a chance to respond and fix things voluntarily.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Only tips that are given voluntarily by customers will count toward the deduction.—
Levi Sumagaysay,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Jeong says that Mad About Seafood is far from just a whistle-stop tour of Korea’s culinary highlights, but instead, an in-depth program about culture and heritage that also provided space for Lee to share more about his identity as a Korean-American.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Life of a Showgirl, produced and written by the singer herself along with hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, was thought to be a return to some of her most standard pop albums, like 1989, but instead leaned more towards a mix of Evermore and Midnights.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Filters for safely observing our star, revealing fine details in emission nebulae and countering urban light pollution are optionally available too.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Further, the advanced version of the jet could also be optionally manned.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Snell didn’t sign with Los Angeles to add more to his individual list of accolades, either.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Westchester County, just north of New York City, the airport will not display the video either.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Wishfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wishfully. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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