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Then, when the Sun finally deigns to shine on your sign, your own ruler Venus leaves you for Scorpio.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
Even though Democratic lawmakers had been instrumental in its passage, López Obrador did not deign to meet them.
—Arturo Sarukhan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2022
According to a Variety report published in November 2023, the upcoming film has been plagued by script changes and a lack of creative direction, with one version of the film deigning to morph into a narrative that sidelines its main draw, the double Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
Countries seeking cooperation with China are supplicants and, under a best-case scenario, will be forced to make concessions first, after which Beijing might finally deign to engage.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2021
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
Even though Democratic lawmakers had been instrumental in its passage, López Obrador did not deign to meet them.
—Arturo Sarukhan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2022
According to a Variety report published in November 2023, the upcoming film has been plagued by script changes and a lack of creative direction, with one version of the film deigning to morph into a narrative that sidelines its main draw, the double Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
Countries seeking cooperation with China are supplicants and, under a best-case scenario, will be forced to make concessions first, after which Beijing might finally deign to engage.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2021
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