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From 2020 to 2023, all four seasons in which Alcantara was Miami’s Opening Day starter prior to the injury, Alcantara was one of 19 pitchers to have started 100 games.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Just days prior to Hawkins’s arrest, a woman was fatally set on fire while sleeping on a subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
As Kursk is likely to be a crucial part of ceasefire talks with President-elect , both sides will want to retain as much of the territory as possible prior to the commencement of peace negotiations.
—Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Hegseth only met with one Democrat prior to the hearing—Senator Jack Reed of Delaware, the top Democrat on the committee.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Just days prior to Hawkins’s arrest, a woman was fatally set on fire while sleeping on a subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
As Kursk is likely to be a crucial part of ceasefire talks with President-elect , both sides will want to retain as much of the territory as possible prior to the commencement of peace negotiations.
—Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Hegseth only met with one Democrat prior to the hearing—Senator Jack Reed of Delaware, the top Democrat on the committee.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Blue Ghost also plans to capture high-definition imagery of a total eclipse as the Earth blocks the sun just before a lunar sunset ushers in frigid lunar night on March 16.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Kane then sat out Bayern training before the return leg against Celtic at the Allianz Arena and head coach Vincent Kompany said a decision would be made on the day of the game.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Miss Letty Tifft has gone to Minneapolis to select stock and work in a wholesale millinery store for a few weeks previous to the opening of the spring season.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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With nine more seasons under his belt as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers previous to that, he's recorded a 102-103-2 overall record.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Seth Rogen gave an interview to Esquire magazine as part of a new cover story and pushed back against the notion that comedy is now harder to pull off.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, even if an ingredient is present in small amounts in a product, cumulative exposure to it across multiple cosmetic products can pose a health risk.—
Noor Lobad,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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