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There’s also this: Posting your kids to Facebook or Instagram basically gives Meta the thumbs-up for using those images to train their AI models.
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Posting your kids to Facebook or Instagram basically gives Meta the thumbs-up for using those images to train its AI models.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
From thumbs-up to thumbs-downs, here’s how critics are reacting.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Dessert was a slice of white melon known as branco do Ribatejo, which was served with a free shot of a homemade herbal liqueur from an unmarked bottle and a thumbs-up from Carla’s father, Amérigo.
—Austin Bush, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Posting your kids to Facebook or Instagram basically gives Meta the thumbs-up for using those images to train its AI models.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
From thumbs-up to thumbs-downs, here’s how critics are reacting.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Dessert was a slice of white melon known as branco do Ribatejo, which was served with a free shot of a homemade herbal liqueur from an unmarked bottle and a thumbs-up from Carla’s father, Amérigo.
—Austin Bush, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Much attention was paid to the choice of vintage glass lighting fixtures, a nod to the long history of glassmaking here.Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 21 Dec. 2024
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The video then cuts to their reactions, which consisted of them both giving nods of approval.Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Older Americans Act, the umbrella federal law that includes programs such as Meals on Wheels, senior transportation, information services, adult day, and caregiver support was hours from being expanded and winning congressional approval for another five years.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The coalition challenged the city’s approval of the single-family home.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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In a statement to Variety, a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Entertainment reiterated the studio's support for Lively.Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Harris, meanwhile, drew support from leaders including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, who gave approximately $12 million to Future Forward and Harris’ campaign, and Netflix chairman Reed Hastings, whose $7 million donation to Harris led some Republicans to cancel their Netflix subscriptions.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The question is whether Trump will make an endorsement and if Musk will follow through with financial backing.Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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Boosters, individual donors and businesses often choose to fund collectives which then pay athletes for appearances or endorsements.Bret Baier, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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This season is practically all about the voting, and one vote isn’t even resolved within the episode in which it’s introduced.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Several of Trump’s picks are expected to sail to confirmation, perhaps even with some Democratic votes.Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Under the sanction, Kirillov was subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea have played 16 but at least seven players are still vulnerable to the sanction.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The City University of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with unionized faculty and staff that includes across-the-board raises and a ratification bonus, CUNY and the Professional Staff Congress announced Monday.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Amendments not only have to be approved by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress, but ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each state for ratification.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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On the floor, Biles’ every routine Tuesday received a studied silence, and every landing received raucous approbation.Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
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“Thumbs-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbs-up. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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