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The nerves were palpable throughout before Vondroušová streaked away with the deciding set, taking the match 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 6-2.
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Leon Imber,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
The presidential residence now features a large painting of Trump pumping his right fist in the air with blood streaked across his face after being shot.
Loloi Charlie Outdoor Area Rug For an outdoor rug that is lightweight but still durable, this striped one from Joanna Gaines’ collection is an ideal pick.
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Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Lionfish are among the ocean’s most striking creatures—elegant, flamboyantly striped, and surprisingly delicious.
What followed was a family-style meal loosely inspired by Peruvian-Asian cuisine: heirloom tomatoes flecked in tomato powder and tossed with crispy shallots; a tangy ceviche of shrimp and whitefish; marinated hanger steak with an aji amarillo paste; and roast chicken in verde sauce.
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David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
Wraps were—in marketing, if not always in reality—lower-calorie and lower-carb than normal sandwiches, all that pillowy, delicious bread having been replaced with a utilitarian tortilla forgery that tasted and looked virtuous, especially when it was flecked with spinach or tomato.
Original price: $109.99 Get Crocs' signature marbled look in a sneaker version with the Echo Storm marble clog.
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Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
The marbling itself is called shimofuri and makes for tender cuts of beef that melt in your mouth.
Mayfield’s Best-Summer-Melon with Speck Mayfield chef Jon Sarmenta makes this version of melon and speck his own by roasting spice nuts for garnish and making a melon vinaigrette to drizzle all over the dish.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
The 656-foot vessel, called the Golden Ray, has been lying since early September off a slice of the Georgia coast specked with resorts and sprawling high-dollar homes.
The seemingly omnipresent 7-Eleven chain speckles the streets of Japan, offering everything from stationery items and rice balls to hot coffee and utility bill payments.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
Objects and plants under the tree can be lightly speckled with the shiny drops of honeydew or heavily covered with sugary substance and appear as if covered in shellac.
The color is an almost transparent antique and shiny garnet; the nose delivers delicate floral scents of violet and rose petal that take on spicy and balsamic mottling with age.
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Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Her right hand looked like the hands most people have, but her other hand was very flat, tinged purple and green, mottled like a fish’s belly, and hanging like a dead fish.
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