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One died of a stroke following injuries sustained at the scene, while four others died by suicide.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025 -
But with a single pen stroke on Monday night, Trump has reinvigorated the militia movement, freeing their most prominent figures, including Rhodes and Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio.—
David Gilbert,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Mind you, his top-corner finish on the counter (below) came seconds after the match officials turned a blind eye to the most blatant foul inside Real’s box (above).—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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And there are photos and videos of Piper in the kitchen — sitting on a counter dumping eggs into the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer and bouncing a pan of batter on the counter to knock out the air bubbles.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The suit, filed Monday in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, amounts to a counterpunch against a suit Bonta filed against Exxon Mobil last September accusing the company of greatly exaggerating the extent to which plastics can be recycled by portraying them as universally recyclable.—
Russ Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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This response was a bold, unfiltered counterpunch meant to discredit the lawsuit, take aim at Buzbee, and flip the narrative.—
Molly McPherson,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Trump also signed an order signaling his intent to weaken tailpipe emission standards, which would be a major blow to the environment.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
21 Jan. 2025
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The order to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, which was widely expected, follows a similar move by the first Trump administration in 2017 and deals a major blow to global efforts to protect the environment.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The final haymaker came on Texas’ next possession when Quinn Ewers led the Longhorns all the way down to the Ohio State 1-yard line.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Jan. 2025
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Through the first weekend of May alone, Drake and Lamar exchanged haymakers at a relentless pace, dropping a collective eight dis tracks in total — all of which highlight their opposite backgrounds.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
16 Dec. 2024
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Three minutes later comes the sound of a terrible thud out front.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Since last season ended with a thud in the Peach Bowl, Marques Hagans was hell-bent on ensuring his receivers wouldn’t be the team’s weak link again.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stains on robes tend to appear in one of three places—the chest, collar, and cuffs—so pay particular attention to stains from food, drinks, and makeup, as well as dingy or waxy buildup from products such as deodorant and lotion.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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The spliced cuffs frame her wrists, while the cutout, angular hem creates the illusion of longer legs.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Soon, Siberian fur traders were trapping and harvesting pelts in the Aleutian Islands and around the island of Kodiak off Alaska’s southern coast.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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The hatmakers of Europe, buried in the pelts of otters and beavers from the lush New World, experimented with various substances to create felt.—
Sallie Tisdale,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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