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a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
when deconstructionism became the dernier cri in literary criticism
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But here, the couple dove in joyously and with abandon: Their kitchen could stand as Gambrel’s dernier cri.
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Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019
Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.Dana Branham, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020
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That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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One particularly alarming trend is the use of generative AI to enhance social engineering attacks.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nowhere has the trend toward avoidance and capitulation been more apparent than in the Harris/Walz presidential campaign itself.Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
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Long-term, Wang expects a handful of technology names to come out on top given today’s high AI costs relative to the open and decentralized Internet craze of the 1990s and the 2000s.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Long before the Challengers craze and tennis-core fashion trends, Virginia state natives Selden and Thorton have been creating space for Black tennis players to find community.Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
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Your stress is now completely gone and a blind rage has taken its place.Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the public rage over the haphazard management of the crisis came to a boil on Sunday.Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Tobacco, like the color black, has managed to stay in vogue despite all its health risks and dangers.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The project coalesces in a moment when body horror is very much back in vogue, with the success of Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes prize-winner The Substance, which has grossed over $43M worldwide and drummed up Oscar buzz for star Demi Moore.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Biden left the race in late July, endorsing Harris — and she was greeted with a wave of enthusiasm and support as the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around her.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The fallout from the 2020 debacle — which led to charges against dozens of GOP party operatives — has sapped some of the enthusiasm for a repeat.Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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In colonial New England, pamphlets on murders were handed out, featuring recaps of crimes and trials, plus any last words criminals uttered before they were killed.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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Rather than beginning the obituary with a description of Robert as a loving husband or great father, Charles speculated what his dad’s last words might have been.David Chiu, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Dernier cri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dernier%20cri. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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