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Now, after consecutive wins by the score of 7-6, Georgia is 32-6 overall and 10-5 in the SEC.
Arkansas, which had climbed to No. 1 in last week’s top 25, lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
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Mitch Light, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There were perpetual calendars by the score, and plenty of hardstone dials, along with blue dials of every color.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
McNamara kills bad guys by the score in a world off its axis while berating herself over neglecting her children, a lament that any modern parent can identify with.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
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Mitch Light, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There were perpetual calendars by the score, and plenty of hardstone dials, along with blue dials of every color.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
McNamara kills bad guys by the score in a world off its axis while berating herself over neglecting her children, a lament that any modern parent can identify with.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
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