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What started as a practical swap in immigrant communities became a beloved holiday meal—one that still brings people together, even as its form continues to change.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025 -
Here's some step-by-step, practical advice about how to keep your toaster oven clean— and advice on how to clean it when all seems lost.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
16 Mar. 2025
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In Shanghai, China, at No. 8, thousands of years of food history have been perfected in today’s adventurous culinary scene.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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One cat’s adventurous life forced some of the city’s top officials, including the police chief and several running for office in next month’s elections, to leave City Hall and talk solutions Wednesday on the streets where Carrot once roamed.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump sees tariffs as a useful tool of American economic power.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Although still useful, these methods are becoming increasingly insufficient in today's complex data environment.—
Asaf Kochan,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Purple One also created the original song score for director Tim Burton’s Batman in 1989.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter reveals that WWE's original plans involved a feud between McIntyre and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes after WrestleMania.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This is one of the reasons why tuberculosis used to be a narratively convenient disease, a disease that was the subject of so many books.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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Stuck to convenient methods and won’t try anything new?—
Oleg Sadikov,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The visionary force that attracts talent and capital.—
Jessica Billingsley,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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President Trump's visionary leadership has changed the way Washington deals with our allies and adversaries on trade.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Deep cleaning upholstery just got a whole lot easier with this handy home appliance, which is a longtime bestseller on Amazon.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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Many are immigrants who may have had another profession in their previous lives — welders, mechanics or electricians with skills that come in handy at workplaces where something always needs fixing.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mel’s check is a standard-TV version of what birth usually looks like: a quick duck under the blanket, with everything neat and covered up.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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The shelves held neat rows of footwear, arranged according to designer.—
André Wheeler,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Gadgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadgety. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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