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Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025 Assuming the roster gets back to full health, the givens ahead of Pelle in the rotation would be Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins and, perhaps, Davion Mitchell.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
The stock down 15% year to date is a buying opportunity, Morgan Stanley said, given its favorable valuation.—
Darla Mercado, Cfp®,paulina Likos,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2026 Food and drink Meals are truly impressive given the remote location and the resort’s commitment to sourcing from Vancouver Island and the greater province of British Columbia.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for given
The program aims to keep used textiles out of general waste and mixed recycling bins, preserve clothing for reuse and improve the supply of material suitable for fiber-to-fiber recycling.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2026
The shop just minutes away from TCU sells used books between $5 and $20.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Oct. 2026
Having produced one such number per participant, the standard approach then pools all of them into a group average, on the assumption that individual differences are noise that will be canceled out.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
10 Oct. 2026
Even if the wars do continue, the identities of both major parties are in flux—existing coalitions are shaky, and the tremors could lead to unexpectedly competitive races in seats drawn around outdated assumptions.
Her endorsement list also includes former bosses Ros-Lehtinen and Bovo, both of whom have donated to her campaign, and her current boss, FIU president Nuñez.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2026
Churchill gave the painting to his daughter, Lady Mary Soames, who then donated it in 1995 to the Churchill Fellowship.
Posters of Kate Moss photographed by Juergen Teller have been plastered over the city and praise for the exhibition has been handed largely to Enninful.
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Hikmat Mohammed,
ARTnews.com,
8 Oct. 2026
At each location, a man emerged and either handed the driver an envelope or spoke with him for a few seconds.
The ambitious production presented several challenges, but none more so than shooting the complex water sequences that give the film its blockbuster feel.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2026
Jamal Roberts is making the most of all the opportunities presented by his senior year of college football.
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PJ Green
October 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2026
Messi collapsed to the turf as his teammates, delirious, ran to hug him.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2026
Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid scandals, died Monday.
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Melissa Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2026
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