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Suggs missed his first eight shots before nailing a 3-pointer from the corner for an 85-80 lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026 -
His ascent was fueled by an outstanding performance during the 2025 season, sharing Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors, standing out at the NFL Combine and nailing in-person interviews.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The rollout involves automatically transitioning the 23 million accounts that identified as belonging to users under 16 by implementing age verification through facial scanning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many of these lanes were installed throughout the city in phase one of the plan, which began in 2018, and are now undergoing improvements — from the concrete installations to implementing frontage lanes.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rising consumer costs are not just effecting humans, but our furry family members too.—
Audrina Sinclair,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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These changes have resulted in further voter disenfranchisement, disproportionately effecting Black and Hispanic voters.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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His license was suspended due to a failure to pay an annual fee, which is required of every practicing lawyer in the state.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a way, Tim Cook's superpower was always taking the innovation in Cupertino and orchestrating the external forces to bring it to life, through perfecting the supply chain and designing supplier relationships as chief operating officer, and eventually practicing international diplomacy as CEO.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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What went into achieving that brilliant energy between you and Mitchell, behind the scenes?—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sacking him is an embarrassment for all concerned, but 106 days after his appointment, Chelsea’s executives felt a change was needed to give the club the best possible chance of achieving their remaining aims for the season.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Spurs won to take a 2-1 series lead, already accomplishing their one job of regaining home-court advantage no matter what happens in Game 4.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The greatest scorer in NBA history and his 21-year-old son have been teammates for nearly two years, but the prospect of accomplishing a new first is still special to both generations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement that the renowned performing artist will offer a thrilling glimpse into the minds of newsmakers.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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For the project, Theron, famous for performing the vast majority of her stunts in action films like Atomic Blonde and The Old Guard, trained with rock climber Beth Rodden to believably portray Sasha, an avid adventurer.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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In practice, this means that before executing movements, the humanoid predicts potential environmental changes and evaluates possible outcomes, as part of a simulation-first approach that is becoming central to physical AI development.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police found a 9 mm bullet casing inside the car when executing a search warrant.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Acing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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