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Prioritizing institutions with high Pell Grant enrollment, lower endowments, and limited access to traditional funding, the Initiative seeks to direct resources where they are most needed.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Private Collection © Cecily Brown Her most recent paintings are in the rooms entitled Returning and Revisiting.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
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The calming mix of colloidal oatmeal, beta-glucan (a skin repairing molecule that smooths rough skin), and glycerin is extremely gentle and more than suitable for sensitive skin, too.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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For people, most of the problems begin in what’s called the wildland-urban interface (WUI): A growing number of homeowners in the region live in extremely close proximity to forests and grasslands, where wildfires can easily encroach on property.—
Kiley Price,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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Even though short haircuts are becoming exceedingly popular among it girls (think, Tyla, Lily Collins, etc.), they’re somehow always met with disapproval.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hantavirus infection is exceedingly rare, but also deadly.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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These irresponsible journalists should try such worthwhile exercises rather than squander their talents on Trump hatred and national division.—
Deroy Murdock,
National Review,
20 Mar. 2020
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To support such resource-intensive work, in 2003 Banerjee, Duflo, and a colleague founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a network of nearly 200 researchers performing such randomized controlled experiments in economics.—
Adrian Cho,
Science | AAAS,
14 Oct. 2019
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Fewer Florida parents are fully vaccinating their kindergartners against measles, polio, tetanus and other highly contagious diseases that can get people seriously ill, federal and state data show.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Just be sure not to confuse this hotel with the Landmark Mandarin Oriental (seriously, it’s easily done) which rather annoyingly for newbies to Hong Kong is located a few minutes walk away.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the movie, Nicholson plays a bank robber whose heist goes terribly wrong, leaving a trail of death and destruction behind.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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And, when Andreeva did just that and snagged the big title, no one who’s been following women’s tennis was terribly surprised.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Cuddly companions, Onyx and Loki, are 6-year-old cat brothers seeking a very special new home.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Thus far, the 49ers' offseason has seen many free agents sign elsewhere, including linebacker Dre Greenlaw and cornerback Charvarius Ward.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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As of Saturday morning, Spotrac ranks the Bills second in 2025 cash spending committed so far.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Passingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passingly. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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