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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Excerpt Excerpt: Up, Up, & Away Jonah Keri In Up, Up, & Away, author Jonah Keri recounts the history of the bygone Montreal Expos and his connection to the team.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Axios Denver, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Friday’s decision caps off a troubled election cycle in the country, with the same court last week ordering a recount of the first-round votes.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chaotic adventures recounted in the story serve to dismantle that notion with biting humor.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Excerpt Excerpt: Up, Up, & Away Jonah Keri In Up, Up, & Away, author Jonah Keri recounts the history of the bygone Montreal Expos and his connection to the team.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Two recounts in state legislative elections confirmed that Democrats lost their supermajority in the state House.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Friday’s decision caps off a troubled election cycle in the country, with the same court last week ordering a recount of the first-round votes.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Beyond the film program, another high point of Nordic Film Market’s 26th edition will be the launch Jan. 29 of the Nostradamus Collective, described by Kullengård as an extension of the industry reference Norstradamus report, disclosed annually at the Cannes Film Festival.Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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But a new debut novel by a celebrated Palestinian American playwright responds in a startling way to the burden that Hammad described—by shrugging it off.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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If there’s a higher-than-normal amount of street stylers sporting Tabis in Florence this season, there’s a good reason.Acielle / Style Du Monde, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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The prices now fluctuate based on supply and demand, researchers said, and in high-end restaurants, sea bugs can still cost shockingly high amounts.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Two years later, a mutual friend told Shannon that Wilson happened to be single.Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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After each fight, a film tells a history: steamy Aztec jungles, pueblas and markets, scenes of battle and revolution, all building toward a futuristic cityscape meant to show what Mexico could become.Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ice completed a total of 39 shows along with Cash Cobain.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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The market experienced a steep 22% year-on-year decline, landing at $5.8 billion, its lowest annual total since 2014 and a whopping 27% off its pre-pandemic average.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Murphy and Robertson’s masterstroke is to banish all such expectation and instead have the story narrated by a villain.David Benedict, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Below, find an exclusive eight-minute excerpt of Bomer narrating A Little Life.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
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Defended well in limited role, though, on the whole.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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That's derived from a Chinese phrase that refers to either the ability to use the whole of the animal or fattening up the target for the kill.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Few journalists have chronicled the heartbeat of a city with such consistency and depth.Trif Alatzas, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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The new Max medical drama chronicles a 15-hour shift at a fictional Pittsburgh emergency room.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Each layer takes a weighted sum of the preceding layers and sends it forward.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
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Several manufacturers spend vast sums of money on their presence at the show.Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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