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Noun
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The basic goal of RTM—remedying PTSD without the pain—conflicts with the prevailing paradigm of trauma treatment.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025 -
Tech giants including Apple and Meta see extended reality as a potential new paradigm in computing.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
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Looking at the past five years, Dell Technologies has seen a negative one-day return following its earnings announcements in 53% of instances.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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May 28, 2025 What's different today is that the Israeli defense forces used a high-energy laser capable of locking onto and destroying a drone by, in at least one instance, burning off the wings.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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For example, the family of Martin Gutierrez, whose body was found in the lake in 2018, before the media frenzy around Lady Bird Lake, believe he was drugged while on a night out.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Or why, for example, would Wayne Rooney, his former Old Trafford colleague, sign him twice for both Derby County and DC United?—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The hosts included the actress Rowan Blanchard, the left-wing podcasters of Chapo Trap House and the owners of the artsy Lower East Side boutique Café Forgot — a cross section of celebrities, niche media figures and Lower Manhattan trendsetters devised to draw out other cliquish culture makers.—
Joseph Bernstein,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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An enormous cross section of artists — from pop hitmakers like Lil Nas X and Shaboozey to should-be country stars Mickey Guyton and Brittney Spencer to contemporary roots and indie stalwarts like Adia Victoria, Buffalo Nichols, and Allison Russell— can all partly thank Giddens for their career.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Among the project’s many surprises, three specimens of possible flint from Chalosse have been tentatively identified.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
5 June 2025
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Some of them had families -- mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, human beings -- not specimens, not numbers.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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Tickets for the cooking challenge are $70 per person and include three drinks on top of the competition samples and other bites from Mulvaney’s, according to the organizers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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The sample size for Turner is a slash line of .268/.326/.366 in 44 at-bats.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Guests can float between two outdoor pools—one a heated classic, the other a saltwater pool carved right into the rocks—or enjoy Mediterranean dishes at the hotel’s two restaurants, Récif and the new Estelo (formerly known as La Plage) and new bar, La Chicoula (formerly known as La Cabane).—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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Sculptural and high-shine, the boots anchored Hilton’s set in her classic, footwear-forward approach to stagewear — a consistent theme across her Pride Month.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 June 2025
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Taking place in June 2023, American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans studies the story of when an American stock car Chevrolet Camaro competed against the futuristic Ferrari and Porsche prototypes in the grueling 24-hour challenge.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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This is a polished-looking prototype but not necessarily a pending commercial product.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Locus classicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus%20classicus. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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