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Instead, think about braiding the hair, putting it in a ponytail or adding special items, like Mardi Gras decorations.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025 -
With similar volume, Janet Jackson’s honey afro was braided back with a red gel manicure to complement her gold accents.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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This Lemonade Lecture will focus on the hidden treasures of the western trails that wind through picturesque landscapes, charming communities, and vibrant ecosystems.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
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His message shows how a big onshore U.S. renewables player is navigating a White House that's hostile to wind and a Congress weighing the fate of clean power tax credits in budget talks.—
Ben Geman,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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Among the haunting remnants, one image has stayed with me—a child's lock of hair, neatly plaited and tied with a small red ribbon, matted with mud.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The key difference is that Bora Bora braids are typically plaited in line with the existing length of your natural hair, allowing the remainder of the curly human hair to billow outwards and form the bulk of the hairstyle.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
29 July 2024
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Think tall plants with large, dramatic leaves and twining vines that can climb up a shelf or spill out of a container.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2024
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Intense floral aromas of roses and violets entwine with decadent chocolate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Her experiences were deeply entwined with her father’s Jacobite connections.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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As the man rises, the officer can be seen forcing him back to his knees, then flipping him flat to the ground and holding him there with his entire body, holding one leg on either side of the man’s body while the man writhes.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Antetokounmpo, the two-time NBA regular-season MVP — the Milwaukee Bucks’ best player and greatest hope to win their first NBA title in half a century — was writhing in pain with 7 minutes, 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter of Game 4 of the 2021 Eastern Conference finals in Atlanta.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Rattan is fabricated into furniture using rattan poles or by weaving thinner strips of rattan cane into wicker styles, like the banquette in this coastal kitchen by designer Marina Hanisch.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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Our biases are woven into the very fabric of our existence, shaped by our experiences, cultures and societal norms.—
Mani Padisetti,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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