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And then, from the side, Ziggy cautiously comes forward, step by step, and Leone reaches a hand out toward her, giving her two brief strokes before turning back to the other pups.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025 -
However, hormone therapy is still not recommended for women with existing heart disease, history of blood clots, prior stroke, gallbladder disease or certain types of cancers.—
Matthew Nudy,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Democrats can't seem to agree on how to combat the president or come up with a clear counter message to combat the MAGA populism dominating Washington.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Hand-cleaning edges under counters and by baseboards in bathrooms is a good idea, too.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Instead of articulating a compelling vision that could spark a broad-minded counterpunch to narrow-minded populism, Newsom has taken an oddly defeatist course in his first podcasts.—
Steven Greenhut,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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This is part of the most corrupt bargain in American history. KARL: But are their counterpunches having any impact at all?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Image Other economists also said the blow to the labor market, which had cooled before Mr. Trump embarked on his global trade war, could be severe.—
Tony Romm,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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His ruling, stopping the TPS revocation while the lawsuit plays out in his court, was a blow to the Trump administration.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The pace has definitely ramped up here in the third quarter, with both teams landing haymakers.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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Although Kennedale kept absorbing blows from Wheatley, the team kept retaliating with haymakers of its own.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Financial markets ended a tumultuous week with a thud, as stocks tumbled for a second straight day on concerns about the economic fallout from new U.S. tariffs and the prospects of a global trade war.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Asian equities ended the week with a thud as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia fell more than -1% as tariff talk (terror?) curtails animal spirits and Indonesia closed for Hindu Saka New Year.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Today’s puffy, metallic cuff bracelets are the modern-day versions of the big, bold, layered bangles of yesteryear.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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The red-carpet looks which astonished us at recent Met Galas were worn for dramatic effect, but, quietly, vintage is being worn all the time, everywhere: a vintage bias slip with a 1970s Elsa Peretti Tiffany cuff, or a ’90s Helmut Lang heel, or, from now, Maison Margiela tabis.—
Amanda Harlech,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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Norway, like Finland a major producer of fox pelts, banned fur farming in 2018 after evidence of animal welfare violations surfaced.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Now, Coast Salish researchers and other experts are documenting this story, with the help of a 160-year-old pelt.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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