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The through-line were sounds that leaned toward the smoldering and idiosyncratic — from his use of achingly passionate songs of heartbreak by Roy Orbison and Chris Isaak to his own shadowy recordings with modern torch singers Julee Cruise and Chrystabell.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Mexico has broken up migrant caravans and expanded a shadowy busing program that has transported thousands of migrants from the country’s northern border to sites deep in its south.—
Simon Romero,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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In Murnau’s film, this is Ellen and Nosferatu’s only night together, and the focus is on the vampire; his hollowed eyes, long claws, and kneeling figure are illuminated, while Ellen is turned away from the camera, her body a lumpy, indistinct shape on the bed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, the end product’s indistinct mechanics for its cast—Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Shark, and Deadshot all reduced to interchangeable shooter drones—and stagnant, grind-heavy missions intended to be played on repeat for incrementally better loot resulted in a flop.—
Matt Kamen,
WIRED,
20 Dec. 2024
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In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Firefly shared a video from Blue Ghost showing a very faint and faraway moon, seen for just a moment before the brilliantly bright Earth eclipses the celestial spec as the lander climbs up its orbit.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The signals emerging from this noise are faint and fragmented.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Some carmakers seemed to applaud the president’s actions, while others were noncommittal.—
Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some Republican senators—including Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska—have remained noncommittal on his nomination.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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Whether Hamas will fully comply remains uncertain, putting the fragile truce at risk.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The ban, however, was short-lived, and hours later, incoming President Donald Trump overturned it, giving TikTok a temporary reprieve—but its future still remains uncertain.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Colleagues in low- and middle-income countries who provide HIV services funded by PEPFAR say that they were instructed to stop work and that the language of Secretary Rubio’s waiver was too vague to have any meaningful impact.—
Gavin Yamey,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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With the sweeping and vague language of Trump’s order and the notorious nature of Guantanamo as a place where human rights abuses can be kept out of sight, will the U.S. be able to defend itself against such accusations with a straight face?—
The Miami Herald Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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Hamilton completed 30 laps in foggy and drizzly conditions in northern Italy while in conversation with new race engineer Riccardo Adami over team radio before meeting fans who had turned out to see him.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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An officer investigating the crash noted that the weather was foggy and the road was dry at the time.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Sphinxlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphinxlike. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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