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individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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If that sounds like gushing, such enthusiasm is entirely in keeping with the film’s tone, as A-list collaborators (including George Lucas and J.J. Abrams), instrumentalists (Yo-Yo Ma and Anne-Sophie Mutter) and assorted devotees (Thomas Newman and Seth MacFarlane) sing his praises.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
Co-authoring a tome with Patterson has become something of a status symbol among a certain A-list milieu; unsurprisingly, he’s been flooded with offers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
There were also some A-list exclusions like Elon Musk.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
International celebrities and A-list stars attended the event in fashionable cocktail attire, wearing pieces that spoke to their individual style sensibility.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
Co-authoring a tome with Patterson has become something of a status symbol among a certain A-list milieu; unsurprisingly, he’s been flooded with offers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
There were also some A-list exclusions like Elon Musk.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
International celebrities and A-list stars attended the event in fashionable cocktail attire, wearing pieces that spoke to their individual style sensibility.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
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Goff has been a model of efficiency, completing 74.1% of his passes while posting career bests in yards per attempt and passer rating.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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In his 11th season and on a one-year, $1-million contract, Profar figured it out in San Diego, setting personal bests of a .380 on-base percentage, 24 home runs, 94 runs, 85 RBIs and a .280 batting average.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Popular with the elite as a status symbol, silk also held monetary value and was often used in exchange for other goods such as spices, jewelry, weapons, and even enslaved people.Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Where his predecessors made their names aligning with Colombian elites, Petro acted as a renegade and started his own political party.Justin Worland/Bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Most came from the Prussian aristocracy, a group traditionally wary of Hitler's populism and Nazi ideology.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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The royals and the aristocracy in England set the trend: some of the oldest topiaries in the country are the massive sculpted yew trees at Hampton Court, once the palace of Henry VIII.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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This bold striped set made of supersoft modal has a kimono-style wrap top that your giftee can easily adjust as their belly grows.Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
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Suspicion is much more top of mind than any sense of discovery.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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See latest videos, charts and news Enter Laila!, the teenage Brooklyn phenom with rap royalty coursing through her veins.Angel Diaz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
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Operators pay a royalty rate to use McDonald’s brand and for access to its expertise.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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What about the sum of two primes, or primes that form palindromes that read the same forward and backwards?David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
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Remembering the life of Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela Oct. 22, 2024 Though too young to have seen him in his prime, Gaer grew up hearing stories about Valenzuela’s impact.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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If the House of Representatives does not elect a president by Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, then the Vice-President elect becomes the interim President until the House comes to a decision.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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The 2024 general elect ion will take place Tuesday, Nov. 5.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
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