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Why are so many people invested in Jack Schlossberg, perhaps best known for making goofy little lip-sync TikToks, reasserting his family’s legacy?
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Sep. 2024
Lipshutz’s book arrives as Linkin Park reasserts their dominance in the hard rock world and proves their talent and popularity once again.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
But, despite the best efforts of the characters to disown and ignore their physical forms, their bodies stubbornly reassert their existence.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Russia invaded Ukraine and has a military and economic partnership with China, though Beijing reasserted its longstanding support for every country’s sovereignty without criticizing Russia in a recent briefing paper for the U.N. meetings.
—Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Sep. 2024
Lipshutz’s book arrives as Linkin Park reasserts their dominance in the hard rock world and proves their talent and popularity once again.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
But, despite the best efforts of the characters to disown and ignore their physical forms, their bodies stubbornly reassert their existence.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Russia invaded Ukraine and has a military and economic partnership with China, though Beijing reasserted its longstanding support for every country’s sovereignty without criticizing Russia in a recent briefing paper for the U.N. meetings.
—Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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Stone’s laidback look reaffirmed my belief that sometimes, less is more.Averi Baudler, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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As Americans cast their votes, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to respecting the United States' internal affairs, stating that China hopes to collaborate with the U.S. regardless of the election's outcome.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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While Venu’s backers have promoted the service as being something new, the lower court asserted that the concept was actually not new, and was also merely an aggregation of 15 linear network feeds.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Avoid the temptation to micromanage and assert control to mitigate this risk.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The pastor-film producer has been quietly spotted out with his new lady, but didn’t formally affirm his relationship until Saturday (Nov. 2) at the 14th Annual Merge Awards.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Clips show Harris affirming her support for federal policies that allow federal prisoners access to medical care including gender-affirming hormone treatments and, potentially, transgender surgery.Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Despite Jesse Palmer’s suspicions, Jonathan insists he’s never done a striptease professionally.Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Speaking at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), an annual showcase trade show in financial hub Shanghai, Li insisted China was committed to opening up further to foreign investment.Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
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And to the consternation of Western allies, Serbia, Hungary, and Turkey have maintained close ties to the Putin regime, with the latter two nations often holding NATO votes hostage to assist the Kremlin.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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But Wardle maintained that the expansion of commercial gambling poses a threat.Randi Richardson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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He's struggled with injuries over the last few seasons, but will now look to contribute on a top contending team.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Overall, experts contend the best course of action is for managers and bosses to hear out their employees with empathy.Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassert. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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