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Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach fronts both the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, providing a variety of experiences for family beach vacations (even in the cooler fall months).—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The draft room will be fronted by executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and vice president of player personnel Ryan Cowden on Saturday.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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After noticing that one of the items purchased was the entire Lip Critic discography on Bandcamp, Kaser was later confronted by the fan at one of their shows, who claimed to have decoded hidden messages in their music.—
Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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As countries around the world confront the economic fallout from the Iran conflict, Asian economies have been particularly hard hit.—
Wendy Cutler,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Sandwiched between two hegemonic powers and facing an uncertain future, an emerging generation of artists, writers, and designers began exploring new areas of subjectivity.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
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Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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Skyline’s fame is well-earned, though, and worth braving the crowds.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Athens, History Shapes the Future After hovering for a millennium at the crossroads of past and present and braving a series of recent crises, the ancient metropolis is ascendant once again.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Billie Eilish transformed herself in a golden-age Hollywood ball gown, and Zoë Kravitz caused a sensation by daring to wear sheer.—
Blanche Marcel,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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And what could be more defensive and self-aggrandizing than choosing a weaker person to pick on, to transfer all of one’s anxieties to, and then to harm for daring to comply?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Face up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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