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The last 2,000 tickets for the 1967 All-Star Game went on sale for $2 and $3, and for that price, the paying fans got to see greatness.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Regardless, the film’s scandalous backstory remains an essential component of its all-American greatness.—
John Semley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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His leadership and innovative approach have earned him a reputation for excellence, both in the courtroom and beyond.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Class of 2025 will be revealed in late April with an announcement typically details which artists are inducted as performers and which names are entering the Rock Hall in the musical influence or musical excellence categories.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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The war on terror after 2001 further eroded internationalism, with the United States using its preeminence to coerce, cajole, or flatter nations into joining its military campaigns, with little consideration for how Washington’s actions would damage U.S. relations with the non-Western world.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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After the Trump administration revoked California’s permission to set its own emission limits on car exhaust — which comes from an Environmental Protection Agency waiver of the federal law’s preeminence over state rules — California sued.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Now, China is facing off with the U.S. not just on trade but advanced technologies including AI and semiconductors, as the world’s two largest economies jockey for supremacy in these areas.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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Their supremacy in the sport was fueled, in part, by the fact that they were looked after exceptionally well by the state.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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