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Your basic attacks include light and heavy strikes, chargeable special moves, a throw, and a jumping attack.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
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Carbon-neutral approach A lower overvoltage results in a greater proportion of chargeable energy being effectively utilized during discharge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2025
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During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against.—
Ken Hughes,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2024
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Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.—
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2024
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The lawsuit will argue that Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to enact tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China is unlawful.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The suit will argue that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which grants the president increased powers during an economic emergency, to impose tariffs is unlawful and requires congressional approval.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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The criminal search warrant centered on Old McDonald's Farm, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NPR.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jorge Saldana-Gonzalez, 44, was arrested on a murder charge following the Saturday, April 5, shooting at Sandra’s Bar, on Alamo’s east side, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hidalgo County.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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This reckless governance has fueled a housing affordability crisis.—
Chris Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Now, as his reckless tariffs rattle markets and the stock market tumbles, the real cost of his policies is coming into view.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Carrie already knew that her father was self-absorbed and irresponsible.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Several Florida towns are discouraging irresponsible spring break travelers from visiting their communities.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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Justin Bradley Durham pleaded guilty to production of child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography and three counts of destroying records in a federal investigation, according to an April 7 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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South Carolina Department of Corrections / AP Mahdi also pleaded guilty to shooting Winston-Salem, North Carolina, convenience store clerk Christopher Boggs twice in the head three days before Myers was killed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Punishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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