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Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025 Assuming the roster gets back to full health, the givens ahead of Pelle in the rotation would be Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins and, perhaps, Davion Mitchell.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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The stock down 15% year to date is a buying opportunity, Morgan Stanley said, given its favorable valuation.—
Darla Mercado, Cfp®,paulina Likos,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2026 Food and drink Meals are truly impressive given the remote location and the resort’s commitment to sourcing from Vancouver Island and the greater province of British Columbia.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for given
Given Abbey’s anxieties about spending money and fear of not having enough, Stacy plans to use very conservative assumptions for inflation, health costs and average returns when making her projections based on Abbey’s savings today.
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Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2026
But researchers involved in the study challenged that assumption.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2026
The mansion was preserved as a memorial to John and Annie Bidwell, who donated eight acres of cherry orchard land to help establish what later became California State University, Chico.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2026
Musk also donated more than $80 million from July to September to his own group, America PAC, which was the primary vehicle for his political giving in 2024.
The match against Roma came hours after he was handed a four-game suspension in the Spanish league after being sent off for pulling the hair of an opponent and for protesting against the referee.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2026
When asked, Beckham handed the bottles to Pierce, who noted three different types of pills in the bottle.
Having presented what seemed to be a solid alibi, Archer won and was awarded £500,000 in damages.
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The Week UK,
TheWeek,
17 Oct. 2026
Over the past month, college football commissioners have been dissecting what the financial terms would look like once ESPN presented its final offer for the next iteration of the postseason tournament to crown a national champion.
Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Oct. 2026
In Peru, the world’s largest catcher of anchovies, the fishing industry collapsed after the tiny baitfish abandoned the country’s waters for cooler northern climes.
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