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Find out exactly when to start planting tomatoes to avoid frost damage and maximize growing time.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
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The case alleged that those donations were funneled through U.S. citizens to mask their origins and maximized with taxpayer dollars through the city’s public matching funds program.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Though Congress began its new session just a little over a month ago, its approval rating has increased among Americans, according to new data from Gallup.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Easy solution: increase the toll to keep more cars out of Midtown.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Dumb Money Year: 2023 Runtime: 1h 45m Director: Craig Gillespie Remember the GameStop short of a few years ago, when day traders pumped up the cost of the stock and Wall Street lost its mind?—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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The throbbing beats bang up against the high-speed back-and-forth of the matches, pumping up the action — and the emotional stakes — with frantic rhythms rather than conventional sports-movie melodrama.—
Alan Light,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Dec. 2024
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Montas will be out for the first few months of the season, shut down from throwing for 6-8 weeks, then needing another 6-8 weeks to build up to regular-season form.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Slowly started hitting back in December and started building up.—
John Laghezza,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Retail: In China, robots are augmenting hotels and retail, disrupting customer and in-store digital experiences and enabling shopping on the go, increasing footfall and customer satisfaction.—
Sudhanshu Duggal,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the rebellious grit, augmented by the game’s mature themes, does more than amplify an energetic liberalism during this 1995 period of revelation.—
Harold Goldberg,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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Almost all of the buildings and structures in each map can be destroyed, adding an element of chaos as your cover disappears under heavy fire, but also allowing for fun strategies, like blowing up the floor beneath your enemy to send them plummeting to the ground.—
Brad Bourque,
WIRED,
21 Feb. 2025
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From the war: A senior Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed a plot to blow up drone goggles that was inspired by what Israeli intelligence had pulled off with exploding wireless devices and Hezbollah militants.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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For Batista, the shifting policies also meant shifting requirements to produce medical records prior to his enlistment, which drew out the process for nearly six years.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Using high-tech machines to draw out impurities, exfoliate dead skin, and hydrate, all of her services are customized to the specific skin concern of each model.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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