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Season 9 of the Netflix hit dropped on Wednesday, Dec. 11, showcasing 10 heroes in the Las Vegas area who were nominated for a makeover.
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Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
His claim is that the rot comes from the top, while the agents out there working hard and fighting crime are still American heroes.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Great heroes must rise to drive back the ancient evils that roam this land.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The free-to-play game will launch with 33 heroes with more being added in future seasons.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
His claim is that the rot comes from the top, while the agents out there working hard and fighting crime are still American heroes.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Great heroes must rise to drive back the ancient evils that roam this land.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The free-to-play game will launch with 33 heroes with more being added in future seasons.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Filled with huge memorable moments like Tyson voting himself off, J.T. giving Russell his immunity idol, and Parvati handing out two immunity idols at one Tribal Council.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The third shot showed the peak time in the evening and at that point, thousands of cars could be seen descending on the stadium as fans flocked to see their idol perform.Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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One by open-source intelligence analyst MT Anderson said Russian ships, likely the Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Grigorovich frigates, the Novorossiysk Kilo-class submarine and oiler Vyazma were in a holding pattern five miles west of the port.Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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While the Virginia-class submarines will be nuclear-powered, they will not be armed with atomic weapons and are instead expected to carry long-range cruise missiles.CBS News, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nearly two decades ago, the lodge partnered with renowned Vancouver chef David Hawksworth, whose restaurants, Hawksworth and Nightingale, are icons of the city’s culinary scene.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Down by the river, the LTE icon went completely blank and then showed a satellite icon.John Brandon, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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The family film, co-starring Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa, centers on the early days of Willy Wonka and takes place long before a poor boy named Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to tour the world-famous and heavily guarded chocolate factory.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
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Sports is play Growing up as a poor boy in the Italian neighborhood of The Hill in St. Louis, Yogi played street hockey with newspapers taped to his shins and hit bottle caps with a broomstick.Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
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Eros, known as Cupid in Roman mythology, was the ancient Greek god of love and desire, often depicted as a winged youth with a bow and arrow.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The one thing the Blackhawks do have is Bedard, and thank the hockey gods for that.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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