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Asked on This Week with George Stephanopoulos about John Fetterman’s advice that Democrats calm down a little rather than elevate every Trump controversy to a matter of existential urgency, the Connecticut senator replied with a flurry of apocalyptic rhetoric about Elon Musk and all his works.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
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The United States bears some responsibility for the apocalyptic destruction visited upon Gaza, after all, having provided Israel with much material support.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2025
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All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
2 Dec. 2013
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Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
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But its clutter of themes ultimately feels rushed, dissipating in a climactic twist and life-goes-on fadeout that both seem less than the buildup deserves.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Exactly what Farrah needs from them is teased out until the climactic stretch.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Canadian-American singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Imax total is $63.9M; after only 12 days of release, Ne Zha 2 is already the format’s highest grossing local language release of all time.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.—
Bill St. John,
The Denver Post,
8 May 2017
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Steph Curry scored 24 of his 34 points in the fateful third, igniting a 56-13 run into the fourth that turned the game and the United Center upside down.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Salas and his colleague, EMT Victor Benitez, remember talking about the upcoming Super Bowl with the crew before their fateful departure.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Institutions like Catalan Films and the Catalonia Film Commission play a crucial role in promoting and internationalizing the region’s film production and help find investments and showcase the region’s service companies, contributing to the industry’s overall growth.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Leicester City faces Arsenal in a crucial Premier League clash this Saturday morning at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Leicestershire.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Apogean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogean. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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