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Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025 -
He's also been sacked three times (3) while rushing for a total of negative-three yards on 13 carries (including sacks).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The company is pink-slipping 15% of its staff, according to a source with knowledge of the cuts.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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Oil and gas industries shed thousands of jobs A long period of low prices for crude oil has led Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips and others to axe thousands of jobs in oil and gas operations, the FT reports.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of Euro 2024, Nagelsmann made the drastic step to axe certain key players from the squad.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media platforms, including YouTube and X, have begun removing videos of the attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maxwell pitched a scoreless, and then Connor Phillips, a relative veteran with 18 big-league appearances on his resume, worked around a walk to retire the top of the Padres’ order and earned the win following Tyler Stephenson’s homer.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rutherford, who retired in 2021 but previously worked with Barth on certain programs, said Barth’s expertise was particularly useful in dealing with challenges that most people don’t fully consider.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Watch Ferrari on Hulu Eileen Debuting at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, this psychological thriller set in 1960s Massachusetts centers on the titular Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a young secretary ostracized by her peers at a correctional facility for teenage boys.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Judy was sort of a nonentity in these films until Annabelle Comes Home, where she was played by Mckenna Grace and given the character development of being ostracized by her classmates over her possible-grifter parents.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rolfo’s contract was due to expire next year but her contract was terminated early amid Barcelona’s financial struggles, leaving her a free agent.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The legislation would terminate the current attorney general’s term on the day the bill is signed into law, and his successor would not need Senate confirmation.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The poor performance on that side of the ball is why the Chiefs lost this game unlike the similar road contest last year when the Chiefs shut out the Chargers the rest of the way after falling behind 10-0 and losing Rice.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the Bearcat defense proved itself once again, shutting out the Tigers to pave the way for an 18-0 victory on the road.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Defenestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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