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Detroit turned up the heat on defense while Orlando’s offense came to a complete halt.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026 -
Among those who turned up bright and early to celebrate the honorees of the 2026 Founders Breakfast was last year’s Iconic Founder recipient Martha Stewart.—
Jenna Adrian-Diaz,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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Internal documents from Blue Hills, however, show the influence McCrory exercised over the state taxpayer money that arrived in Blue Hills’ bank accounts between 2022 and 2025.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Forty-eight years later, Yakusho Koji arrived in Udine to collect the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the Far East Film Festival — presented by Wim Wenders, no less — and the name has more than fulfilled its promise.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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When maintenance issues reached a crisis point with sewage overflow in 2023, residents turned to the attorney general to intervene.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Per Disney, the first episode has reached 11 million viewers across all platforms in its first 35 days of availability.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Carson Richter hit a grand slam for Newbury Park.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Austin Hays then hit a grounder to third baseman Manny Machado.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Families and older folks showed up to watch the live recording of the most successful gospel album in history.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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But not everyone who showed up on set made it onto the screen.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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But before Apophis attained its infamous moniker, it was dubbed the less-exciting 2004 MN4 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Min Aung Hlaing, who had attained the rank of senior general, last week relinquished his post of commander-in-chief because the constitution prohibits the president from simultaneously holding the top military position.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Crept up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crept%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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