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The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025 -
The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some in the user community—and 3D printing advocates broadly—are pushing back, suggesting the firm has other, more controlling motives.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
21 Jan. 2025
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According to Callas, his management became more controlling than collaborative, though.—
Katie Mannion,
People.com,
13 Dec. 2024
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He was voted in amid a wave of popularity for his ruling Liberal Party in late 2015 – very much viewed as a fresh face for the future and beating incumbent Stephen Harper – but has faced multiple challenges during a near decade-long tenure.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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The test comes more than a week after North Korea's ruling party held its annual meeting in Pyongyang.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Within many of our most crucial institutions, suppositions that would have been considered the height of lunacy even a few years ago have become regnant overnight.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
27 June 2023
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This was not always the case in Japan — there have been eight empresses regnant throughout history — but the Imperial Household Law introduced in 1947 restricts the throne to the male line of succession and requires women who marry outside of the family to leave.—
Emily Krauser,
Peoplemag,
13 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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It was sent to senior Pentagon officials, top military commanders and the directors of numerous defense agencies.—
Dan Lamothe,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, senior officials from both countries met the same day to discuss strengthening ties, negotiating an end to the war, and potentially arranging a meeting between Trump and Putin after years of strained relations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Block was the last of the three to report, and the high-level numbers were troubling.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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This unusual level of secrecy around the high-level meeting indicates how sensitive these talks are for Saudi Arabia's crown prince, leaders from other Gulf states, Egypt's president and Jordan's king, who all attended.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The event is backed by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which Bloomberg estimates holds $925 billion in assets under management.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Future Investment Initiative Institute is a nonprofit organization controlled by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What’s different this time is how Wilds‘ main antagonist, the White Wraith, behaves.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fest’s main CinemaxX venue still feels state-of-the-art — a genuine movie theater, unlike the makeshift venues used by so many others fests — and a former Imax screen used by the Blue Man Group marks a nice addition.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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