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Alongside Saoirse Ronan, Lisa fronted Louis Vuitton’s spring 2025 campaign, lensed by Steven Meisel.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025 -
The actress would go on to win an Emmy for the role, and later fronted an additional three seasons of American Horror Story across the next several years, including as a nun in Asylum, a powerful witch in Coven, and the leader of a traveling circus in Freak Show.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 79-year-old Oscar winner embraces the challenging role of the Dutton family matriarch alongside co-star Harrison Ford, confronting everything from mountain lions to the harsh realities of frontier life.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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They were reported for confronting community members at 11 businesses.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Read More: These U.S. Companies Are Not Ditching DEI Amid Trump’s Crackdown Target is one of several major retailers that are facing a flurry of attacks from progressive shoppers who have been critical of the company’s decision to rollback its commitment to DEI.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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But no company has faced as fierce a blowback from DEI supporters as Target.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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How can breast cancer support groups help patients and survivors?—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2024
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Advertisement Cronin doesn’t feel like a marathoner who has breasted the tape so much as one in the middle of a race.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2024
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Over seven months since declaring a strike against all video game companies signed to the Interactive Media Agreement, SAG-AFTRA video game performers braved the L.A. rain for their first picket of the year on Wednesday.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Scores of people, many toting homemade signs, braved the briskly cold weather Saturday afternoon to gather at the Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center to protest the loss of park employees.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Those daring enough to brave twisting mountain roads at the center of the island can also rent a car, available from the island's airport.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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In August Ukraine launched a daring cross-border incursion into Kursk, in what marked the largest attack on Russian territory since World War II.—
Joanna Kozlowska,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Face up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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