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Tupac’s stepbrother files a wrongful death suit and cites new turns in the 29-year-old murder case.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Taylor Swift files new trademark applications.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Avery Sullivan, with whom Morris also plays in the country-rock band Fust, keeps loose time on drums, tapping the snare like someone setting down coffee mugs while Libby Rodenbough scrapes out a few melody lines on her fiddle and colors empty spaces with some ghostly tremolo.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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To show me, Max reaches a metal pick into a tank of clear water and scrapes a white line that seems to hover in the center of the tank.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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If your pharmacy lists a price that’s too high for comfort, try searching your GLP-1 medication on a site like GoodRx, which scours pharmacies and finds coupons to present you with the cheapest options.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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For beard trims and shaves, go to Pisterzi in Soho.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Yara Shahidi’s delicate coils pop with the lightly layered cut that grazes her shoulders.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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An American Bison grazes in fields on the Southern Plains Land Trust Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve on September 23, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The end of his tenure with the Cubs gnaws it him.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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This beloved Microplane zester is made from stainless steel and designed with a unique tooth set that grates hard spices, citrus, cheeses, and more as smooth as butter.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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And though Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter's dysfunctional love story still grates, corporate drama and spikes of heart drive the Paramount+ series.—
EW Staff November 14,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Nov. 2025
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Each time clothes rub against each other in the washer, the friction abrades the fibers slightly causing the surface to look dull.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Sandblasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandblasts. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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