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The couple carried on despite high waters, a testament to love and resilience in the face of severe weather.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026 -
And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Athletics got on the board in the second after All-Star Jacob Wilson hit an RBI single.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Rocchio got on base to lead off the fifth when first baseman Jonathan Aranda's botched a slow rolling grounder for an error and Steven Kwan followed with a double.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The relationship between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton has always been painted as a rivalry, even back when Prince William and Prince Harry still got along.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
16 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, the two had a friend-date dinner just a few nights before and got along really well, so Lala is caught off guard.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Others, though, made out well this past weekend, as Morgan and Canales waited until after the draft to add to their rooms.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Miquela partnered with Prada, made out with Bella Hadid for a Calvin Klein ad, and walked the red carpet at the Grammys.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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New Line got by on big swings like Lord of the Rings by selling foreign (though Warner Bros International also distributed these pics abroad.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2026
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Also in that inning, Jeimer Candelario hit a ball to center that got by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong for a double.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cleveland had the lead and the ball in the final 20 seconds of overtime and still managed to lose 112-110.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 May 2026
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Despite missiles flying overhead — and occasionally falling on Syrian territory — Syria managed to stay on the sidelines and positioned itself as an alternative transport route for oil exports that could no longer be sent through the strait.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Given everything that Schalke have endured over the past decade — two relegations, authored by all sorts of coaching, managerial and financial dysfunction — the creeping sense of doom must have felt terribly familiar.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wexler, who recently lost one of his closest friends after a motorcycle accident, has persevered with support from his teammates.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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For more than 100 years, Coca-Cola has persevered as an undeniable American emblem, affixed to marketing memorable ads and filling soda machines in more than 200 countries.—
Mariah Franklin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Hung in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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