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as in to get (away)
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Subverting Hollywood Under Communism Familiar Strangers: Anyone around Coal Drops Yard in London over the coming weeks could do worse than check out this fascinating exhibition set out by Deadline pictures guru Rob Lang in our latest gallery.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025 -
The secret plans set out how Western allies would defend NATO territory from the Atlantic to the Arctic, through the Baltic region and Central Europe, down to the Mediterranean Sea.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Stuxnet got out and started disabling computer networks all over the world.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
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Vegetation must be dry enough to ignite and burn, but temperatures and winds should be moderately low to prevent the fire from getting out of control—conditions that are becoming less predictable as global temperatures rise.—
Kiley Price,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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The casting has set off a long string of controversies from many different sides of Harry Potter fandom, or even outside of that, for multiple reasons.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Those tariffs went into effect Tuesday, roiling financial markets and setting off promises of retaliation.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The cause could be the leadership of Police Commissioner Jessie Tisch — who’s clearing out dead wood and, driven by data, refocusing the NYPD on its core mission.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Both dwellings have long since been cleared out and restored to working space.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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When Assistant is put out to pasture later in 2025, Google will remove the app from app stores and direct users to Gemini instead.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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My DMs are full of an open casting [call] that [co-creator] Mindy Kaling put out for the same role.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Tribune spoke with multiple people victimized by this scam, and while some say that the con is nothing new, the rise in popularity of Apple Pay, PayPal and tap-to-pay credit card transactions has allowed scammers to take off with thousands of dollars from people on the street.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, Ontario premier Doug Ford retaliated against the Trump administration’s tariffs by ordering all U.S.-made alcohol products to be taken off shelves throughout the province, Global News reported.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, gains made off that announcement were erased by Trump's later confirmation of forthcoming 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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But student-athletes making money through NIL has been a decades-long conversation, especially considering the profits institutions make off certain programs that have national appeal.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Duterte withdrew the Philippines in 2019 from the Rome Statute, the court’s founding treaty, in a move human rights activists say was aimed at escaping accountability.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Without cellphone service, and fearing that his driver might have a weapon, the then 32-year-old Ugandan felt powerless to escape.—
Amy Gunia,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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