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According to a release, the characters will be featured in activations across Sesame Street’s socials leading up to and during the competitions, as well as in NBCU’s social and broadcast coverage of the athletics.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Correcting An Expensive Mistake Designed as a new class of multi-mission stealth warships, the Zumwalt-class was meant to meet the congressional mandate for a warship that offered the naval fire support of a battleship.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Many shower curtain liners can be washed in the washing machine with baking soda to bust through tough grime and mildew and a towel to keep the liner from wrinkling.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
19 Jan. 2026
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Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner can be very unsightly.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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By reconstructing these showers, scientists can estimate the energy and origin of the incoming gamma rays.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Another chance of showers may develop Tuesday afternoon and evening, with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid-60s.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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At the event guests had the opportunity to encounter Alice, enjoy boutique shopping, and indulge in teas, pastries, tea sandwiches, champagne, live music, and informal modeling.—
Rancho Santa Fe Review,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two fruit teas are the sunrise tea — strawberry fruit tea with orange juice on top — and the sunset tea — a mango fruit tea with a butterfly pea flower on top.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Aside from hosting the clinical symposiums and raising awareness, Tucker said the conferences foster a sense of community among people touched by Alström syndrome.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant’s nonprofit, MAD, is also continuing its speaker series here in Los Angeles for symposiums on cooking, sustainability and more.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Despite the dramatic disruption, a small number of ships are still coming in and out of the Persian Gulf via the strait.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The two new ships represent the sixth and seventh additions to the Icon class.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Though the nights might still be cooler, many here in the South are gearing up for lazy front-porch sitting and festive back-patio soirees.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Designed with a long-lasting teakwood, the outdoor loveseat is just as effective in supporting outdoor soirees, from intimate BBQs, to nights stargazing around a cozy firepit.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Icebreakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreakers. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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