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The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
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Some, for example, may overcome their longstanding reluctance to send their own gendarmes to provide civil order in Gaza during reconstruction, as an alternative to taking Palestinians into their own country.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Further up, in the leafy tree canopies, are American green anoles, and the largest species, the Cuban knight anole, about the size of a newborn kitten.—
James T. Stroud,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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The figure of Christ is accompanied by two others, one of which appears to be a kneeling knight, officials said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sean Brady silenced all but the biggest naysayers on Saturday, defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC London.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Pochettino referenced his background as a native of Argentina, where scrutiny on that country’s national team, the current world champion, can turn personal and baneful.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Before the game, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller said veteran pitcher Yu Darvish was progressing in playing catch, but there was no specific timetable for his return from elbow inflammation.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Air Force veteran Mark Mendon of Blue Springs, Missouri, showed up to lend his support to the Satanic Grotto’s cause.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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The economy, the Hebrew University economist Joseph Zeira says, is in severe recession—a twenty-per-cent decline in over-all investment, whose impact on unemployment is temporarily offset by a high number of reservists who have been called up for service.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Tal Steiner, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a human rights group, said the charges against the reservists were serious.—
Adam Rasgon,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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After Steinberg established himself on the varsity level in the spring, the Manhattan recruit helped pitch the Saints to a summer state championship.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Power conference programs have built multimillion-dollar NIL war chests to attract top-tier recruits and transfers, giving them a significant talent advantage over the majority of their non-Power conference counterparts.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digger. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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