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The three wise men performed for employees their viral dance from the movie.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
The nation-state was in decline, said the wise men of the time.
—Jill Lepore, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2019
Most king cakes are consumed on midnight on New Year's, although some cultures eat king cake on Christmas or on Jan. 6 in honor of the Epiphany (Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the three wise men/kings in Bethlehem who delivered gifts to the baby Jesus).
—USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
According to National Geographic, Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, is the day Christians believe the three wise men found baby Jesus and gave him his gifts.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
The nation-state was in decline, said the wise men of the time.
—Jill Lepore, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2019
Most king cakes are consumed on midnight on New Year's, although some cultures eat king cake on Christmas or on Jan. 6 in honor of the Epiphany (Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the three wise men/kings in Bethlehem who delivered gifts to the baby Jesus).
—USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
According to National Geographic, Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, is the day Christians believe the three wise men found baby Jesus and gave him his gifts.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
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Songwriting was merely one aspect to the Renaissance man, who was also a Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor.Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
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Though Malcolm was no longer in the Nation of Islam, its members had a dress code combatting stereotypical images of Black people. 04 Lawyer, actor, and socialist activist Paul Robeson was a stylish Renaissance man.Malaika Jabali, Essence, 7 Sep. 2024
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Some of the subjects, such Mohandas Gandhi and the poet Rabindranath Tagore, are familiar, whereas many others—seers, rulers, slaves, poets, artists, yogis, engineers, and entrepreneurs—will be new to most non-Indian readers.Sunil Khilnani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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Stalls selling fresh fish offered an education on the species that abound in the Arabian Sea: sardine, mackerel, pomfret, mullet, seer fish, prawns, and mussels.Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
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Top with sage, roasted pumpkin seeds, and an extra drizzle of cream.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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Guests dined on seasonal menu items, including a roasted cauliflower steak with cauliflower puree, a goat cheese and pumpkin ravioli in a sage butter sauce, and braised short ribs with a celery root and parsnip puree.Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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