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While Hackman was found in the home's entryway, Arakawa was discovered in the bathroom, where prescription pills were scattered on the counter.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Arakawa’s body was found on the bathroom floor, beside a counter with pills scattered about, while the 95-year-old Hackman was found collapsed on the floor of another room in the house.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Arie Garcia-Evans and her Waubonsie Valley basketball teammates were on the ropes after absorbing more than a few literal body blows against Bolingbrook in the Class 4A sectional semifinals on Tuesday.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stevenson dropped Padley three times in the ninth round with body blows before his corner threw in the towel.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid announced a huge KO injury blow which Cope - citing anonymous sources - expects to sideline the first team starting player in question for around two months.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Of course, Seidler likely didn’t envision the franchise would lose its local TV partner, dealing a financial blow.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The most important variation is the hook placement.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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This would be like NBA teams back in the day trying to ban Kareem’s sky hook or MLB teams outlawing Mariano Rivera’s cutter.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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In the short term, Google is likely to face a PR hit, Driscoll said, but the financial risks are greater in the long term.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Familiar hits may drive short-term engagement, but the danger is a musical ecosystem reduced to endless remixes of yesterday’s tunes.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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In one of the clips, the hairstylist can be heard telling Chrystelle that she’s never turned a client away in her 14 years in the industry.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The new clip ditches Marvel’s traditional sweeping orchestrations and big action setpieces in favor of slick techno music and title cards highlighting that many of the film’s stars, creatives and artisans have previously worked on A24 films.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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The recent death of Irv Gotti from stroke complications also highlights the dangers.—
Taayoo Murray,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite going low, Spieth sits six strokes behind Jake Knapp who shot a historic 59.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then, in November 2023, Roach got the opportunity to fight for the WBA super featherweight belt, meeting Héctor Luis García.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Hudson wore a tiger print sweater with a waist-cinching belt on an episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, while Kelly Clarkson and Eva Mendes both reached for leopard print dresses.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Counterblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblow. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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