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Holding a clutch with one or both hands also provides a polite, socially acceptable reason not to shake every hand within reach.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026 -
After their Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Atletico Madrid — a title which had been the squad’s main objective — all that is left for Flick’s side now is to seemingly wait to be crowned champions of Spain for a second year in a row.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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It’s played out that way for the last three [presidencies].—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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But now, Walsh’s legacy — which has survived multiple presidencies and migration waves — is coming undone.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Encryption, anonymization, and tight controls help, but do not fix the underlying integration gap.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But progress has triggered tougher regulations, with Chinese authorities introducing national rules requiring real-name registration for all drone operators and tighter controls on flight approvals.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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“Governorships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governorships. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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