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On her podcast, Rose shared her intention to provide insight into the realities of being a wrestler for WWE, pointing to the sacrifices required that come along with the job.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025 -
To get Haaland, other sacrifices could be made, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m), who picked up an injury in the Champions League, Palmer and Isak.—
Abdul Rehman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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For example, in November 2024, People magazine reported the breakfast offerings at the correctional facility.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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In South Africa’s Cape Town, at No. 4, locals love the coastal city’s diverse food offerings, particularly the seafood.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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The coming propitiation looms large — an angel of mercy hovering over this melodrama, even at its most melodramatic.—
Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
11 July 2023
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Slavery was upheld in our original Constitution, as a propitiation between Southern states—where the economy thrummed on the backs of human chattel—and the states that had either no use for slavery or were considering its abolition.—
Rich Logis,
The New Republic,
19 Apr. 2023
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In another, a figure makes an acrobatic offering of wine, the libation flowing behind him from a drinking horn.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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For Spiteful and other Chicago craft brewers, the results may be inevitable: libation inflation.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Oblation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblation. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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