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Trump governs at a far different time, with the nation uncertain of its place in a rapidly changing world and rent by bitter internal clashes between the country’s prevailing status quo elite and Trump forces bent on upending the elite.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Less than two weeks later, during the night of Aug. 8, Manson sent four of his followers to kill everyone at a Benedict Canyon home rented by actress Tate, the pregnant wife of director Roman Polanski.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Walt Disney Studios has hired former Warner Bros. executive Andrew Cripps as head of theatrical distribution.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Before the end of 2010, TBS had hired him for a new late-night show, Conan, which ran through 2021.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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The cameras are leased from vendor Verra Mobility, formerly American Traffic Solutions.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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By the numbers: While office vacancies remain high at around 22%, nearly 3 million square feet of office space was newly leased in 2024, the highest figure since 2021.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stepping off the train in Kitzbühel, Austria, feels like entering hallowed ground: one of the most famous ski towns in the Alps, chartered in 1271 by Duke Ludwig II of Bavaria.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside Online,
27 Feb. 2025
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Spend your days chartering a boat, learning about wildlife at South Padre Island Birding, Nature, and Alligator Sanctuary, or horseback riding along the beach with Island Adventure Park.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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