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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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These summaries read like a bad high school essay and insult your audience's intelligence.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Algorithms now insert punctuation, expand cryptic abbreviations, and hyperlink obscure citations to their sources.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Coppola sat down with hairstylist Odile Gilbert to root through boxes of sketches and press photos of her work with Lagerfeld at Chanel.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Please Don’t Destroy will still work together outside of the show, but the sketches will end, with John Higgins exiting the show and Martin Herlihy continuing on as a writer.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Criticism of Israel has been muted within the Republican Party, tracking with surveys that show broad approval of Israel’s military operation among GOP voters.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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To identify workaholics, the researchers used established psychological surveys that measure both excessive and compulsive working tendencies.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Levi's Original Trucker Jacket Don’t miss out on this gem of a steal on this beloved Levi’s denim jacket that has racked up over 8,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Bowdlerizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerizations. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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