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Paul’s increasingly bad decisions throw up a smoke screen around that growth, minutes before the story closes the arc of Turner’s self-destructive bereavement.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
20 July 2025 -
In addition, the team posted a promo video featuring a graffiti artists throwing up a mural announcing the news with Snoop providing the voiceover.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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But the front office is no stranger to the other side of things, having been a stark deadline seller in recent years in attempts to rebuild after winning the World Series.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Most professionals find themselves in one of three distinct career stages when navigating change: planning for it, seeking what’s next, or rebuilding after a disruption.—
Dr. Richard Osibanjo,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Silicon Valley giants are working to resurrect and retrofit old power plants to help power their AI needs.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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To date, the program has been responsible for retrofitting 5,929 homes.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Unlike Humpty Dumpty, she’s warned, the seto-taishō can reassemble after a fall.—
Katherine Larson
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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Luke Cage and Iron Fist’s actors have expressed a strong desire to return, reassembling the Defenders.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The doc reconstructs the 2009 murder of indigenous activist Javier Chocobar, leader of the Chuschagasta indigenous community in northern Argentina by a white landowner.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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Visitors can explore the fort, which is a replica of the original and is one of few forts reconstructed to its actual size.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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Plunge Beach Resort effortlessly combines retro touches with modern amenities in resort-style rooms, as well as adult-only bungalows.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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This fruity-floral fusion combines the essence of orange with earthy florals like rose, neroli, and patchouli.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
15 July 2025
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The site of a former Olive Garden in Scottsdale is being redeveloped into a senior living project called the Osborn, which will include 226-units in Old Town Scottsdale.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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Historic tax credits are being used to redevelop the 100-plus-year-old warehouses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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As the Panthers’ general manager from 2013 to just before the 2017 season began, Gettleman devised the rosters that pushed Carolina to four playoff berths in five years.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 July 2025
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Participants identify challenges in their communities and devise local, innovative solutions to address them.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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