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Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025 -
However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Relying heavily on retrospective interviews and self-reporting, these approaches, still widely used in marketing and management, are plagued by recall bias and rationalization.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Now comes a lengthy report published by the Independent Rikers Commission that states the obvious: the offshore complex, plagued by violence and apathy to the level of unconstitutionality, will not close by the date set six years ago by the City Council.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Iran offered $500,000 for a July 2022 killing of Alinejad after efforts to harass, smear and intimidate Alinejad failed, prosecutors said.—
Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Majors, who was convicted in December 2023 of recklessly assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, has spent the past month staging a steadfast attempt at career rehabilitation.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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The danger of an unhinged old man who declares himself a king, and a hillbilly who baits a brave man defending his country while fighting a war.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Allies and critics alike say that Zelenskyy was baited into the argument.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie's famous final scene sees Hackman's character playing the saxophone after his paranoia has led him to destroy his entire apartment to see if it was bugged.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Disney to shut down Buzz Lightyear ride and give it a new spin Tomorrowland attraction makeover includes new blasters, upgraded targets and a robot named Buddy.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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The victory capped an incredible season for the CBC Cadets, who finished with a 13-1 record, riding a 13-game win streak.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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He is wearied but stays firm in the notion that his job isn’t to badger and demean the half of the country that disagrees with him.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Elliott Hill went from badgering a Nike executive for an internship to leading the company four years after retiring.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Don’t Stay In Environments That Don’t Support Gender Parity Dr. Thomas urges women to assess whether staying in toxic environments is worth the emotional toll.—
Gena Cox,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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If there is an emergency, the FBI urges people to call local law enforcement or 911 immediately.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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