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Perry worked for a time in California, while COVID restrictions made restaurant life difficult.—
Jenny Hartley,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025 -
The only thing that could make persuading a group of pandemic skeptics to care about an infectious-disease outbreak more difficult is your boss—the president of the United States—undercutting your raison d’être.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Berger has successfully staved off challengers for more than two decades, but Page could prove to be a formidable primary opponent should the two face off next year.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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In any case, Spanberger could be a formidable opponent.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Feb. 2025
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Carmen was months into the arduous process of getting her children, 12 and 15, here on Humanitarian Parole.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Here’s How Travelers Can Help Preservation Efforts With no roads, towns, or accommodation other than campsites, the reserve once mainly attracted die-hard campers and boaters accustomed to arduous sailing conditions.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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There’s a satisfying rhythm to these tasks, and the game makes even the most laborious chores feel worthwhile.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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At the Japanese factory, the pieces go through a slower, more laborious production process than other pairs, via a variety of hand touches such as dyeing process, and distressing.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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Still, the Steelers have some tough decisions to make for their roster, and the team has already made a big one by letting Smith go.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Both are now promising to stand up to Trump and make tough decisions to make Canada more resilient.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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His daily commute to Trenton was especially strenuous, taking about an hour and a half each way.—
Gene Myers,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Avoid strenuous activities that place excessive stress on the injured muscle until the muscle is completely healed.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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The same storm that unleashed deadly flooding also brought dangerous severe thunderstorms to the South, heavy snow in parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast and powerful wind across the East.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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At least nine people were killed across the South in a severe rainstorm that flooded communities and left hundreds of thousands without power.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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The inmates, all of whom have been convicted of murderous crimes, have become close with a group of contemplative Catholic nuns who live half an hour away, in a convent in Waco.—
Daniel Zalewski,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Swastikas are a notorious symbol of hate, antisemitism and White supremacy tracing to the murderous legacy of Germany’s Nazi Party and the Holocaust.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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