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He's heard perhaps the university chancellor at the time of the formula's creation annoyed the wrong person, and UW-Whitewater has been shorted ever since.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025 -
There was nothing quite like watching Ted win the hearts of everyone around him, from the woman who literally set him up to fail, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) to the ready-to-retire and always annoyed Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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As the title hints, the relationship was plagued with disagreements, and the artist soon abandoned her original idea for a collaboration with the organization.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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How to tackle money problems right now Besides taxes, inflation is plaguing Americans' money worries.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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That’s alarming consumer advocates and ethics experts, but is sure to delight the agency’s conservative opponents who view it as little more than an agency for harassing and micromanaging businesses.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some Hamptons workers who are in the country legally have spent tens of thousands of dollars to file immigration paperwork but are afraid that they might be harassed or detained regardless of their status.—
Dionne Searcey,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The first meeting of the season (Oct. 22), Boston had Holiday spending a lot of time guarding Towns so that the Celtics could bait the Knicks into hunting the mismatches, while also welcoming 2-pointers in exchange for 3s on the other end.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Between the songs and entertaining over-the-top fantasy sequences, Milo engages in some very believable baiting and arguing with his sister, Adrienne.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hackman is a detective who specializes in audio surveillance, spying on and bugging strangers, a wiretapper capturing them in incriminating secrets, yet unable to empathize or bond with any real-life humans.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ahead of the trial, Sherborne alleged the newspapers had used deception to obtain his clients' medical, phone and flight records, as well as bugging homes and placing listening devices into cars.—
Max Taylor,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Video from the crash shows Balde riding along E. 161st St. when the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee plows into him while apparently speeding south on Melrose Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Heat are 1-5 in their last six games and rode a four-game skid into the All-Star break.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the late 1980s, Steve had a nasty episode at Harvard, badgered by the politically correct, and unsupported by the university at large.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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Click here to read Part 1, here to read Part 2 and here to read Part 3. Johnny and Aaron Matthews started badgering the police just a few months after their sister, Sara Easton, died.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the continued fight for racial justice and amid reinvigorated efforts to erase Black contributions to American history, Wells would urge activists to be steadfast in speaking truth into the world and advocating relentlessly for a more racially just America.—
Amy Gais / Made by History,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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In a potential landmark action, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has privately urged the Trump administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change.—
MATTHEW DALY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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