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Cardinal Lawrence — Conclave When this selection process kicked off, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence was well-liked and respected but not making waves or campaigning terribly hard to assume the top brass.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025 -
No doubt Long and her fellow editorialists might respond that owing to the desperate poverty that was the norm in China not terribly long ago, the Chinese tend to save the fruits of their exports.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump has pointed the finger at Newsom a Democrat, blaming him for poorly handling the fires.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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That effort started poorly as the Bucks scored a mere three points in the game’s first six minutes, looking very much like a team that had only been able to use the hotel fitness center and unable to get on a basketball court for three days.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sinner was struggling badly with illness in the heat and was saved in large part by a medical timeout and a 21-minute break to fix a broken net.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Choose Salt-Tolerant Plants Plants like viburnum, boxwood, red twig dogwood, and serviceberry react badly to salty soil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
3 Apr. 2024
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That started off bad and got better.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2023
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“Disastrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrously. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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