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My heart started pounding a little after Sigmon's lawyer read his final statement.—
Jeffrey Collins,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Aside from – but not in place of – the pleasure, the experience, and the life balance, reading, more than any other activity, develops our critical thinking skills, the glaring lack of which was fully on display during the 2024 election campaign.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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May is when the action really kicks off, with live music every Sunday, a Pride weekend May 17 and 18, and the semi-thawing of Lake Reveal, a high alpine lake that skiers and riders try to skim—and often sink into.—
Anna Fiorentino,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
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The storm comes hours after a system that skimmed much of the same region with little precipitation landed harder in some parts of the East Coast.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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First, the customary way of developing generative AI consists of doing a massive data training effort that involves scanning a wide swath of content on the Internet.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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My drivers greeted me by name and verified my identity by asking for the last four digits of the phone number associated with my CATS-Pass account and scanning my digital ticket in the app.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2025
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If time allows, peruse the art gallery and pop into the gift shop for a souvenir.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Phoenix residents can peruse the iconic work of Bill Jones, one of the first Black photographers to break into the Hollywood celebrity beat, at a special exhibition on Friday.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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This was followed by the deployment of additional malware designed to steal sensitive data such as passwords, credit card details, documents, and browsing history.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Speed-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed-read. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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