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In a TikTok posted Tuesday (July 29), the rapper recites the Euphoria star’s script from a recent commercial for the fashion brand word for word — but instead of matching Sweeney’s sensual tone and vocal fry in the original ad, Doja says the lines in an exaggerated backwoods accent.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025
As of Sunday morning, the bill was still being read aloud word for word by clerks on the Senate floor.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
That morning, veteran guard Veronica Burton recited it word for word.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
In the 15 years since, DeBlois has helmed its sequel, its three-quel and now this live-action version, which goes back to the beginning and repeats the same plot essentially word for word.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025
As of Sunday morning, the bill was still being read aloud word for word by clerks on the Senate floor.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
That morning, veteran guard Veronica Burton recited it word for word.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
In the 15 years since, DeBlois has helmed its sequel, its three-quel and now this live-action version, which goes back to the beginning and repeats the same plot essentially word for word.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Espresso’s pricing model is tied directly to results.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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By making advance plans, companies can save on business travel expenses for employees and more accurately budget, avoiding inflated prices for urgent bookings.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The revision of federal jobs data is part of a routine process known as benchmarking, in which surveys of businesses and state unemployment records are used to adjust previous numbers to more accurately reflect the employment landscape.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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