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Indiana state records indicate that Middendorf's victim was 7 years old.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Radio communications indicate that air traffic control at the airport informed the helicopter about the approaching plane and asked the pilots to confirm visual contact, following standard procedure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The magnitude of the two events suggested, according to Whisker Labs, that the faults were on the high-voltage transmission lines that carry electricity from facilities like power plants to substations.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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The complaint suggests that some government workers are already distrustful of Musk's seeming influence on Trump.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump's recent actions, such as removing Democratic members from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), signal a shift away from the pro-union policies of the previous administration.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The exhibition also signals a change in The Neon Museum’s mission to celebrate not only old signage but all aspects of the city’s culture.—
Ryan Slattery,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2025
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As its name implies, the flattering silhouette has a low waistline.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Representing opera in games, especially in the style found in Assassin’s Creed and Hitman, is technically tricky and not undertaken lightly—likely implying a sincere belief by the game makers in its significant value for the game experience.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Jan. 2025
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On-screen, Paimon is considered the god of Ellen's group, and in real life, the character has been written about for centuries, signified by the loopy symbol that shows up throughout the film, namely in Ellen's necklace.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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The growing number of Red and Orange List countries signifies a world becoming more divided and challenging to navigate, even for the most privileged travelers.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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And this isn't a question so much as a statement of curiosity, how on earth, other than pumping the club with his own cash (which seems unlikely), does Ratcliffe intend to both finance a new stadium and rebuild a completely imbalanced squad.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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In other words, adults and kids don’t have to pigeonhole themselves—pun sort of intended.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
23 Jan. 2025
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Even disabling location services or changing your location within TikTok is unlikely to stop the app from trying to infer an approximate location using other factors (like device settings), which may mean the ban still applies.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, people are far better at inferring past events than predicting future ones.—
Jeremy R. Manning,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Point (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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