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At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025 -
The cable is braided and durable.—
Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
24 May 2023
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Introduce the color in small doses: a throw on the couch, ribbon on a wreath, trim around a lampshade, or even gift wrap on the packages.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2022
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When a nuclear missile is launched at the United States, White House officials scramble to figure who's responsible and how to respond in a drama featuring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso and Jared Harris.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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And both backs figure to get plenty of opportunities again this week against Eastern Washington.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Sep. 2025
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Today, that plant is one of thousands on the grounds, a place where monarch ferns frill around the auburn necks of melinonii philodendrons and buttercream and magenta orchids hang like pendants from a jabuticabeira, its spreading copper limbs blistered with purple fruit.—
Michael Snyder Pedro Kok,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity — the frilled, bedazzled, artistic kind — should never be mistaken for weakness.—
Gabrielle Korn,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2020
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Don, Gail and Heather were taken to the hospital and died within days after consuming the Beef Wellington served by Erin, which had been laced with the deadly mushrooms at her Leongatha house in July 2023, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Jamaican pour is drier, citrus-laced, with a leathery finish—structured, not sweet.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pick the stems once the seeds have begun to dry and brown, then loosely bundle them and hang them upside down in a warm, dry place to dry completely, about one or two weeks.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, weak economic data seems to hang like a dark cloud over investors.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The model’s black dress was embroidered with holographic sequin sheets, giving the dress a chain metal illusion look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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The custom floor-length Atelier Versace gown was made navy crepe de chine, and featured a damier motif that was embroidered with black silk thread.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ana Swanson and Lazaro Gamio Selfies From the Front: Inside the ‘V.I.P.’ Brigade for Ambitious Russian Officials After a stint with a drone unit led by a member of Parliament, Russian officials return to work, and promotions, garlanded as war veterans.—
Lazaro Gamio Nataliya Vasilyeva Ryan Francis Bradley Ilham Ahmed,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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With these two examples in mind, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was always the way—of course the film garlanded at the world’s most prestigious film festival would go on to collect the most golden statuettes, right?—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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