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That blockbuster trade encapsulated Guerin’s superpower.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026 -
That celebration — with all its intensity — perfectly encapsulated the effort of the KU defense Saturday.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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And while the resort's four dining and drinking spots draw inspiration from cuisines around the world, their menus are filled with ingredients harvested from the surrounding landscape.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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On County Road 2480, the roof was lifted from a home and surrounding trees fell in multiple directions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Some insects like mosquitos and cutworms burrow in warmer pockets of gardens and indoors, cocoon themselves, or enter diapause—a process similar to hibernation.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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The inward-looking nature of the melancholy Dane — conflicted and cocooned in his thoughts, paralyzed by his own intelligence, while the world constantly reflects back to him his own psychological predicament — feels oddly suited for our solipsistic times.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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After an Orlando shot rang off the post, Washington pushed on the counter.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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In the middle of our conversation, Backhaus’s cellphone started to ring.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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“Ensheathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensheathe. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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