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The discontent flared once again this week when eagle-eyed fans noticed a plot hole involving friend to the main cast Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker).—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 July 2025 -
Rather than groans of discontent at their Rio de Janeiro neighbours causing the biggest upset of the tournament so far, however, there was singing.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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The nonprofit sector’s woes are compounded by President Donald Trump’s tax bill, which reduces tax incentives for wealthy donors and makes steep cuts to social safety net programs.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Now in our mid-80s, the Baltimore Brothers — and our wives — have been affected by the woes of aging, but what none of us ever expected was a senseless, deadly terrorist attack.—
Roberto Loiederman,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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Sunday wraps up with the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft, the leg of the weekend with actual gravity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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This theory proposes that the exterior of the void would have a higher density than the center, its gravity gradually pulling at the contents of the void.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
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Four months’ worth of rain fell in just hours as water-laden thunderstorms stalled in place, giving rise to a wall of water that surged down the river in the blackness of night, limiting the number of people who could get the warnings and move to higher ground.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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The cliffs loomed up terribly out of the blackness.—
Nicole Krauss,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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