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The businesswoman and author, 83, revealed on Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show that she was offered the chance to host the late-night sketch comedy series shortly after serving her five-month prison sentence in Alderson Federal Prison, but that the opportunity was quashed by her parole officer.
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EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The longer water existed on Mars’ surface, the more opportunities potential life could have had to evolve and inhabit the red world, Claire Mondro, a planetary geologist at the California Institute of Technology, explains in the statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
This automation enhances efficiency and democratizes access to financial opportunities, making sophisticated market tools available to a broader audience.
—Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
The clock is ticking, but the opportunity to strike the right deal is still within reach.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The longer water existed on Mars’ surface, the more opportunities potential life could have had to evolve and inhabit the red world, Claire Mondro, a planetary geologist at the California Institute of Technology, explains in the statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
This automation enhances efficiency and democratizes access to financial opportunities, making sophisticated market tools available to a broader audience.
—Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
The clock is ticking, but the opportunity to strike the right deal is still within reach.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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