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Squid Game Season 1 followed Seong Gi-hun (played by Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae), a gambling-prone divorcé, as he and 455 other strangers were whisked away to a secret island complex to compete in a series of children’s games all given decidedly deadly spins.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Dec. 2024
After the 1982 season, Randle headed overseas to play in Italy, becoming the first major league player to compete in the country's top baseball league.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Supply chain constraints, higher labor costs, and limited government support have hampered their ability to compete.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
But for her debut narrative feature, which competed for the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes earlier this year before earning accolades at festivals like Camerimage, British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri drew directly from Indian law.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Dec. 2024
After the 1982 season, Randle headed overseas to play in Italy, becoming the first major league player to compete in the country's top baseball league.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Supply chain constraints, higher labor costs, and limited government support have hampered their ability to compete.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
But for her debut narrative feature, which competed for the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes earlier this year before earning accolades at festivals like Camerimage, British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri drew directly from Indian law.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Rogan then contended that multiple factors have affected Trump’s legal fight, including his victory in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris, which prompted the cases to be dropped.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 15-count complaint contends that Teeter should not have released the police dog into the vehicle Alexander-Garcia was allegedly trying to steal and should not have pursued him on foot or jumped into the car.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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As of early December, that hasn’t happened since the start of the 2023-24 season (though the three primetime NASCAR Xfinity races the network broadcast this fall came in just under 1 million).Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Grandfather Lou Blaney was a legend on dirt tracks, and his father Dave Blaney raced in NASCAR.David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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But this close brush with death symbolized both Trump's amazing comeback from the debacle of the 2020 election and its aftermath and the fighting spirit that led to an Electoral College and popular vote victory in November 2024.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The other part of it too is, while House Republicans were fighting over this spending bill, guess what Senate Democrats were doing?CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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And kicker Mitch Jeter, who had missed half of his 12 field goal attempts and battled injuries this season, made two of his three kicks on Friday, including a 49-yarder with seven seconds remaining in the first half that put Notre Dame ahead 17-3 at halftime.Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Precedent Last Christmas, Swift was present as Kelce and his teammates battled it out with the Las Vegas Raiders in a game that resulted in a 20-14 loss for the Chiefs.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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