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By the end of the night, Springfield had ricocheted into a global story.
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Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
The hotel — like the Beverly Hills Hotel three miles away — was booked to capacity with local residents who fled the Palisades, Brentwood and Laurel Canyon neighborhoods because of the wildfires ricocheting through Southern California, razing mansions and starter homes alike.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
This arson idea has been ricocheting around online as people have tried to wrap their heads around two massive, out-of-control fires erupting Tuesday about 40 miles apart in the Los Angeles Area.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
The threads One exhibit took place in Doug Aitken's industrial art studio, where strings of light ricocheted across the wall as a film played on the artist's projector, depicting evocative dancers in an Amazon factory, drivers in the countryside and a myriad other human experiences.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
The hotel — like the Beverly Hills Hotel three miles away — was booked to capacity with local residents who fled the Palisades, Brentwood and Laurel Canyon neighborhoods because of the wildfires ricocheting through Southern California, razing mansions and starter homes alike.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
This arson idea has been ricocheting around online as people have tried to wrap their heads around two massive, out-of-control fires erupting Tuesday about 40 miles apart in the Los Angeles Area.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
The threads One exhibit took place in Doug Aitken's industrial art studio, where strings of light ricocheted across the wall as a film played on the artist's projector, depicting evocative dancers in an Amazon factory, drivers in the countryside and a myriad other human experiences.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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