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Between the lines: The vote comes as both sides are being buffeted by a sudden surge in activist anger towards the Trump administration's efforts to upend the federal government and GOP plans to slash federal funding.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025 -
The affiliates have been buffeted for years by political challenges that hurt their ability to raise the money necessary to cover procedures that patients cannot afford.—
Katie Benner,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Although community concern peaked in those initial months, Hyperion continues to be barraged by odor complaints, which routinely reach into the hundreds each month.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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Instantly, Heffernan said, trolls descended, barraging her with anti-Semitic and misogynistic messages.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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As a result, the infiltrator managed to gain access to her nude photos and then distributed them to her Snapchat contacts and Facebook friends, before plastering them on her Facebook page as well, police said.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The city received complaints that candidates’ signs were too large — such as one about a bus with the candidate’s face plastered on the side taking up multiple parking spots at the Civic Center.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Mousley vividly remembers his first Villa memory, describing the Paul Scholes’ volley that cannoned off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Asensio was creative and showed instant quality, while Rashford’s free kick cannoned off the crossbar and led to Ollie Watkins netting the rebound to equalise.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The 25-year-old righty had a horrible ’24, getting battered in three of his four August starts last year after being called up from Triple-A.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union and Rowan counties are under a tornado watch until 1 p.m. Wednesday as severe storms with strong winds and heavy rain batter the region.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The four-man pass rush generated 16 pressures and sacked Mahomes six times, the most in his career.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Philadelphia Eagles completely stymied the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense in Super Bowl LIX, sacking Patrick Mahomes and causing three turnovers on their way to a big win.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The art page of the current Marvel artists where these images were found has been nuked, but they are being endlessly replicated and spread across the internet at this point.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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His commitment to America's European allies is shaky at best, and nobody in their right minds still believes that Trump would endanger New York or Washington to attack—let alone to nuke—Moscow or Saint Petersburg in defense of Warsaw or Paris.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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However, there is no mention of Hamas and Palestinian armed groups looting aid trucks.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Players are tasked with looting mansions of the rich and powerful, and exploring every rabbit hole before time runs out.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Bang away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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