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The echoes of the past walked through the building, only fitting in a Philly-Boston postseason rivalry.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Her rock-climbing skills also come in handy when she’s trapped in a narrow gorge, and soon after when a hairy ascent provides echoes of the prologue.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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In this elegant setting—a dining room set with Afropunk oil portraits and industrial-chic brass beams overhead—the fruit was presented as an aperitivo.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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With cathedral ceilings, select pieces of midcentury-modern furniture, and exposed wood beams, the interiors are comfortable without being cluttered.—
Sarah Wood González,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
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The southern façade, for instance, is entirely solid—no windows, no openings—to shield the interior from the most brutal solar rays.—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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The family smiles while dressed casually and barefoot, squinting from the sun's rays.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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A number of denouements follow in All That’s Left of You, including a jump forward into 2022, when Hanan and Salim, who now live in Canada, go back to Jaffa and find Salim’s old family home, a run-down oasis of the past in a city determined to forget its history.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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If that happens, minor geomagnetic storms and bright auroras could follow.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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This image of Earth also hides two auroras, at the top right and bottom left of the planet.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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One consequential choice with repercussions beyond Thursday was the Giants’ decision to start Adrian Houser for Game 2.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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In this best-selling memoir, Foo investigates the repercussions of complex PTSD (C-PTSD) caused by her abusive parents and her subsequent estrangement from each of them in turn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shadows, pink-colored halos, stripes on the moon, and the incandescent glow of the streetlights turned skyward illuminating the row of rooftops populated with what looked like angels holding hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Egos are involved, and lineup choices and pitching decisions carry financial implications.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The implications extend beyond logistics.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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