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Malls, a traditional third place for young people, are growing more and more unpopular.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Cheah says that political stability has allowed the Anwar government to make unpopular, yet necessary, decisions, like the decision to remove diesel subsidies in June.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 17 Oct. 2024
But such a move could be deeply unpopular, and would be difficult to enact without unified Republican control of all branches of the federal government.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
One of the first income taxes in the United States had just been levied through the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which was passed in an attempt to finance a reduction in deeply unpopular tariff rates.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Cheah says that political stability has allowed the Anwar government to make unpopular, yet necessary, decisions, like the decision to remove diesel subsidies in June.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 17 Oct. 2024
But such a move could be deeply unpopular, and would be difficult to enact without unified Republican control of all branches of the federal government.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
One of the first income taxes in the United States had just been levied through the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which was passed in an attempt to finance a reduction in deeply unpopular tariff rates.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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By assigning a unique ID to each device, companies can trigger additional security measures (such as multifactor authentication) for unrecognized devices.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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After the Cowboy Carter artist was snubbed for a nomination at the 2024 CMA Awards, which air live Nov. 20 8pm EST on ABC and next day on Hulu, the awards show co-host responded to the backlash around Bey’s country debut going unrecognized.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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Don't buy homemade creams or products from unknown sellers: Skin-lightening products, including kojic acid products, can contain heavy metals and steroids.Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Don’t move can probably be considered a success with a nearly totally unknown cast that would not demand big bucks to star, plus an incredibly simplistic concept that had to be cheap to film.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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With seven pennants in 11 seasons as manager of the Homestead Grays, Harris was one of the unsung heroes of the Negro Leagues.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Platform engineering teams are becoming the unsung heroes of the enterprise, building internal developer platforms that turn Kubernetes clusters into push-button application platforms.Ramasankar Molleti, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Billed with a no-name cast and serving as the start of horror-producer extraordinaire Val Lewton’s career, Cat People was a revolutionary landmark in horror cinema.B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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The suspension components are no-name bits and include a non-adjustable rear shock and a front fork with lockout and preload adjustment.William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The technology that powers someone’s business, Pani said, should be relatively unimportant.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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These are relatively unimportant things in the grand scheme of life, but wouldn’t that be almost more disconcerting than a host of large-scale changes?Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
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The episode’s host, John Mulaney, played a news junkie who was quizzed about the more obscure 2024 general-election players, such as Special Counsel Jack Smith.Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Six years after the 2018 Supreme Court decision that led to widespread legalization of mobile sports betting, U.S. sportsbooks dangle a variety of granular and obscure potential wagers in front of customers.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Return follows Odysseus (Fiennes) who washes up on the shores of Ithaca after 20 years away, haggard and unrecognizable.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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The hint of bitterness in her voice was unrecognizable to her.EW.com, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
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But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.Matt Sullivan, Vulture, 29 June 2021
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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