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Friends Dog Grooming Car Toy Now for just $7, builders can act out a dog grooming scene with this Lego Friends kit.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025 -
Children who are anxious may act out, have temper tantrums, or change their sleeping patterns, appetites, behavior, or moods, says Dr. Kumar.—
Tamekia Reece,
Parents,
8 Jan. 2025
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Documents state that the city won the federal grant in April 2023, and Sacramento’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development began soliciting environmental consultants to perform the work in September 2024, almost a year and a half later.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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The segment also featured a clip from Keith Boykin, a former Clinton White House aide, who bashed recording artists for performing at the inauguration.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment and has previously been interpreted by the Supreme Court to grant citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil regardless of the citizenship status of their parents.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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The guys on the bandstand are interpreting them horizontally, from left to right, one note at a time.—
Heather Augustyn,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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One of the greatest of all time to play the position, one of the greatest players of all time.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Two years ago, the Eagles and the Chiefs faced off in Super Bowl LVII where Kansas City dramatically won on a field goal with eight seconds to play.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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These inner struggles have taken on a whole new meaning since last year.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
24 Jan. 2025
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Song and her husband, Macaulay Culkin, watched the Los Angeles Lakers take on their cross-country rivals, the Boston Celtics, at the Crypto.com Arena on January 24.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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Close behind, with eight each, are Searchlight’s Bob Dylan portrait A Complete Unknown (bolstered by far-from-assured noms for director James Mangold and supporting actress Monica Barbaro, one of its three acting noms) and Focus’ Conclave (despite a rough miss for director Edward Berger).—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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The acting categories were largely dominated by first-time nominees, with 13 individuals scoring their first Oscar nods, including Kieran Culkin, Demi Moore, Isabella Rossellini and Zoe Saldaña.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 July 2024
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Chalamet recently portrayed Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, the biopic directed by James Mangold, and performed all of his own vocals in the film.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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The pair eventually worked together on 2018’s Black Panther, in which Boseman played the titular MCU hero and Jordan portrayed villainous Erik Killmonger.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Star (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20%28in%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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