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Woods often uses comedy to lighten the load, and sometimes — especially in scenes with Plaza — pulls off the tricky feat of finding humor in serious or even dire situations.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026 -
In spite of The Connaught’s obvious grandeur and heritage kudos, everyone is treated as equal by each member of staff with the deft service touch that the Maybourne Group pulls off so beautifully.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The superintendent heads up the California Department of Education, carries out policies set by the state Board of Education and is an ex-officio member of the state’s higher education governing boards.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
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Whichever team winds up losing can point to a number of moments that could have changed the outcome.—
Mark Anderson,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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But McGuire also brings off-the-books experience that should serve her well at Cascale, whose 300-plus members largely hail from the apparel, footwear and textiles sectors, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and academic institutions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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For some, the World Cup brings about memories of touching moments with family and friends.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Five women were injured overnight Sunday in a shooting near Indiana University following its annual Little 500 races which brings about alums and large crowds of spectators.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The tabulations continue until a candidate achieves a majority of the total votes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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While Ukraine now fields large numbers of small interceptor drones, and achieves around a 90% intercept rate against Russian Shaheds, there is no sign of equivalent interceptors in Moscow.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Once San Jose completes its purchase of the Knox-Goodrich building, the city intends to hold back in escrow $975,000 of the money the municipality is paying until Urban Catalyst accomplishes the development metrics regarding the 470 West San Carlos apartments, the staff documents show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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“Works (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28at%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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