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Plus this would be a combination of two successful railroads instead of many deals of the past where one thriving railroad took over another nearly bankrupt one in disrepair.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026 -
In 2005, the Voštiar family took over the Prague hotel, and the Budapest Aria stayed with the Library Collection.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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Beginning in the late 1970s, it was occupied by actor, puppeteer, and voice artist Chuck McCann and his wife, William Morris agent Betty Fanning, who lived there for 45 years until their deaths in 2018 and early 2026, respectively.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Chong, 104 minutes Pixar’s latest family-friendly charmer depicts a land war — over a patch of earth that was once occupied by beavers and other wildlife and that human developers are eager to blow up for a highway.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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During that meeting City Manager Chris Coffman and Mayor Jim Jarratt denied knowing about Bilateral Energy’s plans before the land was annexed.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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Calls to boycott the Russian games, which went ahead in 2018, four years after the country annexed Crimea, also went largely ignored.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 2003, a western lowland gorilla broke out of his enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo, bolted into the streets of Boston and injured a 2-year-old girl before being recaptured.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Early in the year, Carlsson was a potent offensive engine and has recaptured that form when his linemates have permitted it.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Reattained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reattained. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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