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an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro are expected to continue this pacing, with a grab bag of improvements to existing features but nothing too radical.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s a grab bag of other stuff, too, most notably an expansion of financial aid for first-time home buyers.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Notes: The grab bag of vitamins in each can of Zoa does most of the work, but the 160 milligrams of caffeine does just enough to provide some temporary reprieve from the early-afternoon snoozies.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
That data added to a grab bag of economic signals stoking concerns that the U.S. economy is slowing down — from soft corporate earnings and weaker outlooks to global instability.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s a grab bag of other stuff, too, most notably an expansion of financial aid for first-time home buyers.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Notes: The grab bag of vitamins in each can of Zoa does most of the work, but the 160 milligrams of caffeine does just enough to provide some temporary reprieve from the early-afternoon snoozies.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
That data added to a grab bag of economic signals stoking concerns that the U.S. economy is slowing down — from soft corporate earnings and weaker outlooks to global instability.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Studies have shown the cannabis plant can help with a variety of medical ailments, including anxiety.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The rapper has been involved with a variety of political causes, largely Democratic ones, per the newspaper.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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There’s a big crowd sipping on an assortment of cocktails from the open bar while watching the results come in.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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What's in the Military Aid Package According to the DoD, the package—which will be drawn from U.S. inventories—will include a large assortment of equipment and weapons.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The band played a medley of midtempo, downbeat, and atmospheric arrangements, with Glasper providing sparse, complimentary vocals and jokingly claiming credit whenever one of the musicians would turn in an impressive solo performance.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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His chance encounter with the piano led Jones to try a medley of instruments before settling on the trumpet.Kristin McGrath, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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One study showed that kids who played with salt-dough for 25 minutes, rather than completing a text-copying task, were subsequently more creative in a collage activity.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The printer delivers glossy prints with vibrant colors, and the companion app provides useful features like collages, templates, and basic filters to enhance your photos all for under $100.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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Chan shares that the reactions were a mixed bag—some millennials felt slighted, interpreting the playful tone as a critique of their generation, while others related and shared their own experiences in a lighthearted manner.Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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What history shows: Per Bespoke, Yum Brands’ quarterly results tend to be a mixed bag.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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This blend of global structure and local flexibility empowers organizations to provide impactful well-being programs that resonate across different cultures.Stephen Sokoler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the back, sides, and sleeves are cut from a stretchy, fleece-weight blend of merino, polyester, and elastane, which afforded testers exceptional movement and breathability while moving fast through the cold.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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