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Chris Smither has been a longtime favorite of the EC-CHAP family, according to the organization’s assistant director, Ryan Elgin, who noted that efforts to schedule Smither began previous to the pandemic.
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Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024
Interestingly the week previous to the tour's restart coincides with the Chiefs' bye week.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Mario Lorenzo had sold, previous to my arrival, Wildside to Fremantle.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2024
The only remaining flagship store previous to this announcement was one that occupies two levels at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2023
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Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024
Interestingly the week previous to the tour's restart coincides with the Chiefs' bye week.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Mario Lorenzo had sold, previous to my arrival, Wildside to Fremantle.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2024
The only remaining flagship store previous to this announcement was one that occupies two levels at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2023
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And for about 25 years before that, Abramowitz was a reporter at The Washington Post.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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First, there is the entrance of the Corps of Cadets and the Brigade of Midshipmen, in which the student body from each school marches in formation on the gridiron before taking their seats in the stands.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scholz's traffic-light coalition took over the country during the COVID-19 pandemic and just a couple of months prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.H.J. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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But very little was known about the bones prior to the latest study.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Teamsters did not immediately respond to a request to confirm the number of striking workers in Georgia.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Although an experienced bowhunter with at least one Pope & Young buck to his credit, this is Bruce’s biggest buck to date.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
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