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Tina and Blue beamed, while Rumi jumped around the stage and hugged her mother, sister, and grandmother.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 May 2025 -
By the 1980s, the splendor of Castle Howard beamed onto television sets across Britain as the setting of an 11-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Page of Cups shines a spotlight for you, calling you to focus on the aspects of your life that light you up this month.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Neptune will shine at a magnitude of +7.94, which is fainter than the human eye can detect (typically around +6.5 under dark sky conditions).—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Revlon One-Step Volumizer Plus Hair Dryer and Styler Best Amazon Skincare Deals Restock your skincare collection while this popular neck cream, brightening micellar water, and more favorites are marked down.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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On annual planting days, the garden club ladies brought plants into the city and joined residents in planting and installing window boxes to brighten up their neighborhood blocks.—
Sonja Dümpelmann,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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These typically present as recurring lower abdominal pain that can radiate to the lower back.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
28 Apr. 2025
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Garden centers that can protect tender plants can tip pots over and cover them with a thick horticultural felt, which gives the plants a few degrees of protection due to the cover blocking frost and trapping some warmth radiating off the ground.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
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As a first-time candidate, Trump lit the GOP field on fire with his heterodox presidential campaign, while Rubio at one point represented the last, best hope for the establishment Republican Party.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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Still, this season feels a lot like lighting a firecracker fuse, standing back, and… and… and… ah dang it this one’s a dud.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Beat (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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