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The Lions' offensive coordinator has to be salivating but the defensive coordinator won't get much sleep while trying to figure out how to stop the Bills offense.
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Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Though the thought of a sizzling hot pizza, served up in one of Pizza Hut's iconic iron skillets no doubt had many salivating, to many, Hubbard's video offered up a slice of something even more appealing: nostalgia.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans of the movie Conclave will salivate reading this story:
The dicastery’s daily operations are kept out of the public eye.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
As if the match-up of teams from the two largest cities in the country—from opposite coasts—wasn’t enough to make league officials (and television executives) salivate, there’s also the face-off between the sport’s two hottest players.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Though the thought of a sizzling hot pizza, served up in one of Pizza Hut's iconic iron skillets no doubt had many salivating, to many, Hubbard's video offered up a slice of something even more appealing: nostalgia.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans of the movie Conclave will salivate reading this story:
The dicastery’s daily operations are kept out of the public eye.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
As if the match-up of teams from the two largest cities in the country—from opposite coasts—wasn’t enough to make league officials (and television executives) salivate, there’s also the face-off between the sport’s two hottest players.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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