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The Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer’s financial performance could be a foretaste of how U.S. chip export controls to China affect tech companies.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2024 -
What is on track to happen in South Korea offers a foretaste of what lies in store for the rest of the world.—
Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Oct. 2024
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As the two settle into their new house, Michael Shanks, the film’s Australian writer-director, pulls an anything-goes series of shocking portents.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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In Crimson Peak, however, these terrifying tragic figures are also a warning, an ominous portent of her doom, a frantic attempt to save her from it.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Still, this recent milestone is an indication that the series continues to gain momentum, rather than lose it as is common with streaming series.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Markets have interpreted the recent messaging as indications that the Fed will be on hold with rates, probably into the summer, after cutting its benchmark borrowing level by a full percentage point in the latter part of 2024.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Throughout most of human history, many cultures have thought such phenomena were ill omens caused by supernatural beings.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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In some cultures, they were feared as omens of bad luck or even linked to witchcraft.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The drugs can slow or stop the disease, but don't actually reverse its disabling symptoms.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2025
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Pair that with tracking your symptoms and knowing the gear that’s required, since everyone with Raynaud’s has a different temperature tolerance, and factors like dampness can also make the symptoms worse.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump described the city as a harbinger of what unchecked migration could mean for America.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Among the historical events depicted is the appearance of what is now known as Halley's Comet, used here as a harbinger of the coming Norman invasion.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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The exact structure of his deal with Melania remains unclear, but his deals with Trump’s previous wives offer some clues.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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When seismic waves encounter unusual structures in the mantle, changes in wave speed provide seismologists with clues about Earth’s deep interior.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2024
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The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.—
Jennifer Culp,
Them,
16 Aug. 2024
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