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Our gentle, bovine Brian tears up and walks away from the table, followed by our patriot, Jake.
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Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be…not great.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
Individuals with dairy allergies or lactose intolerance should avoid bovine colostrum supplements, the dietitian said.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2024
The soft gel is made from bovine gelatin, so these capsules wouldn’t be appropriate for someone who doesn’t eat cow products.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
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Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be…not great.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
Individuals with dairy allergies or lactose intolerance should avoid bovine colostrum supplements, the dietitian said.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2024
The soft gel is made from bovine gelatin, so these capsules wouldn’t be appropriate for someone who doesn’t eat cow products.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
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The idea of a chic, dynamic pop culture was twinned with the self-image of phlegmatic Brits.Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023
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Capper struck me as phlegmatic about the power of the supermarkets.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
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Its plot is as clever as its imagination is stolid, its subjects are as serious as its approach to them is bland.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Though even his private self might not be able to articulate it, this crushing cycle—strutting boy into stuck, stolid man—is what Gar’s running from.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2024
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Our first Killarney run combined the fervent greenness of the previous day with the impassive steepness of our earlier outings.Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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The first 18-plus of its 22 seasons were led by Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the impassive Special Agent in Charge and boss extraordinaire who liked to build boats in his basement in his spare time.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
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David Hume chimed in, two centuries later, to argue that judgments of right and wrong emanate from emotion and social conditioning, not the dispassionate application of reason.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Her protagonist, Sadie Smith, is another dispassionate observer, but one who appears to have far more independence and agency than her predecessors.Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
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Trump might be unaware of this or indifferent to it.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Zala’s frantic search for her son becomes the gateway to a sprawling account of a community in crisis and a Black family confronted with an indifferent police force and hostile national media.Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Listed for the first time this year, the 61-acre property includes a sprawling mansion, a greenhouse, and a detached garage with room for up to 20 cars.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Take their approach to motherhood: While Cleo seems almost blinded by her devotion to her sons, Maddie is more detached from her teenage son, Seth.Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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In his 1986 work Talent, David Robbins depicted the ’80s artist as a less aloof and rarefied figure than his bohemian predecessors, with a career rather than a calling.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her compatriots found her aloof, and some wanted to hurt her.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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