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Adjective
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But how intentional or unintentional was the ‘80s vibe?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Daniel Pen-mong Moua, 21, was sentenced Tuesday by Ramsey County District Judge Nicole Starr after pleading guilty to second-degree unintentional murder last month in the July 13 attack on James Dale Thurber in the city’s North End.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those aren’t just random stories.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement will also have random checkpoints throughout the county to catch impaired drivers, according to the department's website.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rosenior abandoned his haphazard experiment at half-time, bringing on forward Alejandro Garnacho for centre-back Wesley Fofana and reverting to a back four.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Through orchestra, chamber music, and even haphazard improv with friends, music has acted as a bridge to understanding others and continuing to explore and learn with them.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Providers also can fall victim to inadvertent bias, assuming a young, otherwise healthy patient must be dealing with something other than shingles.—
Alyssa Sparacino,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
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Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist left during the second period after taking an inadvertent skate to the face by Michael McCarron as Lundkvist was being called for tripping McCarron.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Nonpurposive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpurposive. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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