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Ferrer, the leader of the dissident organization Unión Patriótica de Cuba, was one of the most prominent political prisoners the Cuban government had been holding as bargaining chips.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Sacred Fig offers Academy voters the rare chance to pick a film from a dissident director.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Jan. 2025
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As winters get warmer, the conditions for tornadoes to form increase, leading to more during nontraditional tornado months.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Structuring nontraditional assets through trusts or other legal mechanisms can preserve them and maintain their long-term impact.—
Anushree Jain,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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That’s probably the most out-there aspect of the show.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ban’s jewelry and out-there personal style earned her more than just a roster of loyal, A-list clientele.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.—
Corey S. Powell,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
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The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2023
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Sinema has modeled her political approach on the maverick style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who alienated the grassroots of his party by sometimes crossing the aisle to work with Democrats.—
Time,
Time,
23 Jan. 2023
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Al-Assad was part of the Alawite community, a group seen as heretical by some opposition fighters.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Dec. 2024
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Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot Single-family zoning is practically gospel in America, but a number of officials across the country are starting to make seemingly heretical moves. Sept. 2019 56.—
The Upshot Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2024
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