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Perhaps Trump just wanted to annoy his counterparts, especially those on the continent.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
14 July 2025 -
But Cotton, annoyed by Hank’s indirectness and emotion, browbeats his son.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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With water crises increasingly plaguing other areas of the country, Central Arkansas is positioning itself as a destination for sustainable economic growth.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Kobe Bufkin, Hawks The rare third-year player showing up at summer league, Bufkin had a rough summer in his 2023 rookie season and has been plagued by injuries ever since, only appearing in 27 games over his first two seasons.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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She has been harassed, and her family name has been thrown all around the internet.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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This includes instances where Dashers harass customers for a tip.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Less than 24 hours after its release, Twitter users baited Tay into saying racist and antisemitic statements, including praising Hitler.—
Lisa Hagen,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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The messages were nothing out of the ordinary in this case, a simple tax refund scam baiting the reader to click on a link.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Say your mother kept bugging you to change a bad habit.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Next season is when all the little things start to bug me.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Passengers on those routes face significantly longer rides to and from downtown.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The team got off to a 16-0 first-quarter lead and was able to ride that to the win, even with the Sugar Skulls winning two of the remaining three quarters.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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No doubt that White House aide Stephen Miller, incensed by the possibility that some hard-working immigrants might be left alone, cornered the president and badgered him into rescinding brief and limited restrictions in service to his goal of having immigration agents make 3,000 arrests per day.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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While Trump had yet to address the CPI numbers himself Wednesday, the president has been badgering Chair Jerome Powell and his cohorts on the Federal Open Market Committee to cut rates.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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While no human cases have been reported, the city is fogging affected areas and urging residents to take precautions.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
9 July 2025
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Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Cold Case Detective Ayala at (510) 675-5259.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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