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Listen to this article State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water.
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Other roaches were on the ceiling above a water heater and in the entrance to the refrigerator room, on the floor around a prep table, and on the wall beneath a kitchen paper towel dispenser.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
In a 2019 study, researchers exposed cockroaches to a hot stimulus and a neutral stimulus; the neutral stimulus prompted a weaker signal from the body to the brain, and the hot stimulus led the roaches to try and escape.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Eight food establishments in Dallas failed health inspections due to violations including live flies and roaches, according to city data compiled by the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Other roaches were on the ceiling above a water heater and in the entrance to the refrigerator room, on the floor around a prep table, and on the wall beneath a kitchen paper towel dispenser.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
In a 2019 study, researchers exposed cockroaches to a hot stimulus and a neutral stimulus; the neutral stimulus prompted a weaker signal from the body to the brain, and the hot stimulus led the roaches to try and escape.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Eight food establishments in Dallas failed health inspections due to violations including live flies and roaches, according to city data compiled by the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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Blanchard was bare-faced, accompanying her messy hairdo with a gray lounge set consisting of loose tee and baggy sweatpants.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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For the L’Oréal Paris’ Walk Your Worth Show during Paris Fashion Week last September, Kendall Jenner debuted her blond hairdo with a corseted Mugler gown underlaid with a sheer catsuit.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
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As National Geographic noted in its exploration of presidential coiffures, from George Washington's tight white curls to Donald Trump's golden locks, hairstyles have long been a cultural fixation.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Overalls with one snap undone, the Rachel haircut, grunge, Beanie Babies, tamagotchis, and George Foreman Grills.—
John Phillips,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, Skinny Love’s Barber Shop is commemorated not just as a place for haircuts but also as a center for mentorship and community connections.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.—
Ashraf Ghani,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2021
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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Everybody had a new car and a conk.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
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At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2025
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Apart from some bodywork accents, a unique ducktail spoiler, and the car’s lack of a tailpipe, the EV reimagining of the 911 looks nearly identical to its six-cylinder counterpart.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2024
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Hunt elaborates on the political significance of choices such as wearing muslin or sporting a Titus haircut (the first short hairstyle for men and women in France) to show how Capet’s art reflected and shaped rapid social shifts.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Alongside letting fans treat Majima like a Ken doll by fashioning his outfits, hairstyles, makeup, and jewelry, the game allows players to customize and gussy up his sea vessel.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
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Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—
Kirbie Johnson,
Allure,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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