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The New York Yankees were annoyed by the way several members of the 2024 Dodgers spent the offseason taking potshots at their World Series opponent.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025 -
While some fans weren’t overly concerned about the picture, arguing the players were just having fun, others were annoyed to see Bronco athletes decked out in the gear of a regional school.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
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Antisemitism, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and his constant airing of family dirty laundry have plagued the Grammy winner for nearly a decade, in parallel with his flirtations with MAGA and Christian salvation.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the mid-1970s, the tiny farming town of Visalia, California, was plagued by a serial ransacker and rapist.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Second-year Falcons quarterback Michael Penix was harassed by Evero’s pressure packages throughout the afternoon.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Kruitbosch told her to stop harassing him.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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The objectionable programs in that case were not the Republican-baiting precincts of late-night television but the social taboo-breaking entertainments of Three’s Company, All in the Family and Knots Landing.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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But its captain learned nothing from his passengers, the main reason being that the captain did not have a chance to bait hooks.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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On average, the matador bugs increased their waving behavior seven times more in the presence of the predatory mantids.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sylvester rode with her to drop Wole at the airport in Amarillo, later that morning.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The visit was extra special for Prince Louis, who the Daily Mail reported got to ride the Hogwarts Express.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jason Bateman shines in the scene with the Diamond District connect, fast-talking and badgering this guy within an inch of his life until Mancuso and Babbitt show up to take him out.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Impatient investors have been badgering the company for several years to cash in some of its more valuable assets.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Film data researcher and consultant Stephen Follows urged the industry to remain vigilant.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the days following Kirk's death, high-profile conservative accounts circulated screenshots of controversial remarks and urged for employers to fire the posters.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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