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The Launch's default look is subdued, but the board comes with blue and red Esc and arrow keys for extra pop.
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022
Kate came to the bow and arrow on her own, though Clint's years of experience are still a benefit.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021
In Bears Ears -- named for the twin buttes that rise above the landscape -- tourists and looters routinely steal ceramic shards, arrow heads and other remnants of the settlements of the Ancestral Puebloan Indians who lived in the area.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2021
Meanwhile, Katurah plays the help, who is readying weapons, from knives to bow and arrow to guns and RPGs in between skits.
—Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022
Kate came to the bow and arrow on her own, though Clint's years of experience are still a benefit.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021
In Bears Ears -- named for the twin buttes that rise above the landscape -- tourists and looters routinely steal ceramic shards, arrow heads and other remnants of the settlements of the Ancestral Puebloan Indians who lived in the area.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2021
Meanwhile, Katurah plays the help, who is readying weapons, from knives to bow and arrow to guns and RPGs in between skits.
—Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
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But Beijing is estimated to be investing more than $150 billion over a decade and a half in an effort to catch up with the leading-edge chip designers and manufacturers and dominate this supply chain.Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Despite evacuating two to three miles away from the initial evacuation zone to her grandmother's house, which was also in Altadena, the fire quickly caught up to them.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Even accounting for this, though, Democrats had stronger incumbents than Republicans did: 10 Democratic senators outran Harris by more than 3 points, while only two Republican senators (John Barrasso and Pete Ricketts) outran Trump by more than that amount.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Leading ladies, such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan, boosted pop music in 2024 to overtake Latin, which had been leading at the mid-year mark, as the fasting-growing genre of the year in terms of U.S. music streams.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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As the years ticked by, United’s facilities were overtaken by those of other teams — notably rivals and neighbours City.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Red Flag Warning Will Remain Until Friday Evening As Blazes Burn More Than 2,000 Structures Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Do Not Lose Your Account The emergence of cloud-native architectures further accelerated this transformation.Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Almost all traditional pundits got the outcome wrong, and the subsequent audience exodus from legacy media to podcasts, YouTube, and other alternative sources has accelerated.Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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The star first stepped out sans glam during Paris Fashion Week in September 2023 and had since made numerous fresh-faced appearances.Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Quoting numerous case studies, Thomson finds peer-on-peer policing has become a regular part of university life, with students deemed to step out of line ostracized, sometimes with devastating consequences.Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mid-sentence, Hambly’s gaze suddenly darted toward a critter on the ground.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Spence, a half-time substitute, saved Spurs, darting forward into the box, latching onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and scoring the equaliser.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The government’s consumer price index increased by 20.8% from December 2020 through November, slightly outpacing the pace of pay increases.Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Watkins was outpacing Clark in career scoring after a 40-point game against California Baptist on Dec. 3, but slowed down over the next eight games compared to the same stretch in Clark's sophomore season.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Inflation galloped at rates up to 14%, and global gasoline shortages closed service stations and created high prices and long lines.Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The horse then spots the pup and the pair run across the field, galloping parallel to each other on opposite sides of the barrier.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Arrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrow. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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