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The game stars a young Black woman called Hazel — a track runner capable of wielding strange, lacy magic which either heals the world around her or fends off enemies.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
With the help of Miraculous magical jewels that grant extraordinary powers, Marinette becomes Ladybug, wielding the power of creation, while Adrien transforms into Cat Noir, with the power of destruction.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie.
March 12, 2024
The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet despite this declining economic base, rural regions still wield political power disproportionate to their population and economic output through the Senate and the Electoral College.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
With the help of Miraculous magical jewels that grant extraordinary powers, Marinette becomes Ladybug, wielding the power of creation, while Adrien transforms into Cat Noir, with the power of destruction.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie.
March 12, 2024
The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet despite this declining economic base, rural regions still wield political power disproportionate to their population and economic output through the Senate and the Electoral College.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Yet the imposition of financial obstacles to limit access to care still exerts a powerful influence on healthcare policy in the U.S.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The country also exerts control over much of the mining and refining of critical minerals essential to the global economy and boasts some of the world’s most advanced infrastructure, including the largest high-speed rail network and cutting-edge 5G systems.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Republicans are in a heated internal conversation on whether to use one — or two — legislative vehicles to implement Trump's immigration and tax reform policies.Marc Caputo, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers roster is nearing completion for the 2025 season, but center field could use an upgrade.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Firefly Bulk Create is powered by Adobe Firefly Services, a set of APIs for generative AI tasks such as resizing assets, or swapping backgrounds, and applying the changes to thousands of pieces of content with one action.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Previously, the perk only applied to members of Starbucks’ loyalty program.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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