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a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season
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Jennie Garth recalls last words her 90210 costar Shannen Doherty told her before actress' death
Together for Saturday's panel, the costars also reminisced about their time on Beverly Hills, 90210, the edgy drama that became TV's hottest teen show after its 1990 premiere.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2024
His father's last words Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19, and Hawkins' unborn child were pronounced dead after being found in that home in the 3500 block of Adams Street.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2024
Here's what to know about Burton's execution, his last words, the case and the victim.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Super Bowl matchup prediction: Ravens-Lions (famous last words to pick against the Chiefs).
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2024
His father's last words Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19, and Hawkins' unborn child were pronounced dead after being found in that home in the 3500 block of Adams Street.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2024
Here's what to know about Burton's execution, his last words, the case and the victim.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Super Bowl matchup prediction: Ravens-Lions (famous last words to pick against the Chiefs).
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.Dana Branham, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020
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That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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Nowhere has the trend toward avoidance and capitulation been more apparent than in the Harris/Walz presidential campaign itself.Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recommendations to address the trend include higher starting salaries and more mentoring.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Long-term, Wang expects a handful of technology names to come out on top given today’s high AI costs relative to the open and decentralized Internet craze of the 1990s and the 2000s.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Long before the Challengers craze and tennis-core fashion trends, Virginia state natives Selden and Thorton have been creating space for Black tennis players to find community.Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
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If last year’s enthusiasm for alcopop-reds were suggestive of adrenaline, fireworks, danger, and rage, this season’s full-bodied evolution speaks more to elegance, class, occasion, and perhaps even indulgence.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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But the rage still burns within these werewolves and most won’t go down without a fight.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Format spin-offs are in vogue at present as buyers look to build brands.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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The trouser shape is in vogue; women are knowingly buying pants a size or two larger, deëmphasizing their trunks, creating billows with their legs.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Inside a coffee shop in West Hollywood a few weeks ago, the director recalled the man’s enthusiasm.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
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The new movie assumes that the audience is fully in the tank (lobster or otherwise) for these two, and if your enthusiasm for their brand of bickering and humor is waning, there’s not much else to offer.James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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The residences were envisioned with the fashion house’s signature style with Elie Saab Maison furniture prices.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
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When the leaves turn and temperatures drop, my fall and early winter air travel style in the skies becomes a balancing act between comfort, coziness, and looking sharp.Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
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