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Attendees will enjoy photo opportunities, an official gift bag from the watch party, a selection of hors d’oeuvres from Wolfgang Puck Catering, and wine from Clarendelle & Domaine Clarence Dillon.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
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When Bret Bielema took over at Illinois in December 2020, the Fighting Illini hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in nine years and had signed just three top-50 recruiting classes in the previous decade.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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If his monologue was any indication, Trump relished the chance to claim the country’s attention, particularly in a space that had previously treated him with such disdain.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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Citing the Kremlin, Popov relished how reports of the conversation between the leaders about the need for the war in Ukraine started by Putin to stop did not include what role Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would play.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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This is creating just the sort of uncertainty that business leaders do not like.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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View 6 Images The vast majority of everyday carry (EDC) products are designed for rugged outdoorsy types who like to traipse around in the wilderness after dark, work on DIY projects, and slice at everything in sight with little blades.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
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John Seidler’s approval as control person was contingent on his becoming trustee of Peter Seidler’s trust, as Major League Baseball prefers the control person and trustee to be the same person when a trust controls the largest stake in a team.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Most people would still prefer to eat fresh over frozen food, but no one is going to get more time to cook anytime soon.—
Meghan McCarron,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The seven-time world champion made the comments in front of his adoring fans at F1’s official launch show in London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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The British voters adore the German director Berger; their love for his last film All Quiet on the Western Front, which won seven BAFTAs, was not replicated at that year’s Oscars ceremony.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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Several, including Bishop, fancied themselves rappers or singers; a few had worked on the fringes of the music business.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Atletico will still fancy their odds of finally beating the 15-time winners in their favourite competition.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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What Makes Filipowski Intriguing Filipowski has the two things the game of basketball favors the most: size and skill.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Charlotte has its own history of Black and low-income residents seeing rail service as favoring other groups, said Isabelle Nilsson, UNC Charlotte associate professor.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sign In Architecture + Design Consider this your easy guide to the building aesthetics that define cities across the world February 19, 2025 All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2025
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Xu was a graduate from Zhejiang University’s Chu Kochen Honors College, which selects top students at the elite university.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Cotton (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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