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For the last couple of decades, cities and counties in southeastern Virginia have struggled to diversify their economies away from tourism and shipbuilding.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 17 July 2025
Over the last couple of years, the Ravens simply haven't made the necessary plays in the playoffs to make a Super Bowl run.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
For the last couple of years, BHCA has been awash in grants from the state.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This cultural ubiquity and familiarity means that the last couple of decades have led to the dominance of nicher, B-tier comic book characters who can claim a novelty and specificity that Superman can’t – at least not in the mind of the movie-going public.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Emily Feng, NPR, 17 July 2025
Over the last couple of years, the Ravens simply haven't made the necessary plays in the playoffs to make a Super Bowl run.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
For the last couple of years, BHCA has been awash in grants from the state.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
This cultural ubiquity and familiarity means that the last couple of decades have led to the dominance of nicher, B-tier comic book characters who can claim a novelty and specificity that Superman can’t – at least not in the mind of the movie-going public.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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