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Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Among geologists, there are givens: Humans don’t build things that last a million years.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 Oct. 2025
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This continued with House of Cards and the wild premise of Designated Survivor; the windows thicker, security more intense and morals much murkier.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite its morbid premise, the movie is lighthearted and humorous while exploring the relationship between families and their pets.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, every individual is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But today the dictum applies to Israel, as well.—
RICHARD HAASS,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Sep. 2025
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Not that Wolfe’s dictum was totally off the mark.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The reason, the authors of a new study postulate, has to do with light pollution.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Aug. 2025
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Now, tangible results have emerged in a field replete with postulates and presumptions.—
Jenna Ahart,
Quanta Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Sabatini said that former President Ronald Reagan's doctrine included intervening on behalf of and supporting military governments with the intention of stopping the spread of communism.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The attorney general alleges violations of public trust doctrine, public nuisance and the Michigan Environmental Protection Act.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bell might also question those billionaires and pose hypotheticals to gauge their reactions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The narrative too often focuses on headlines and hypotheticals, rather than on structure, incentives, and outcomes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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How does a proactive vision and assumption of positive intent and regard change your behavior and possibly influence other people’s behaviors around you?—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the assumptions, the discourse has certainly elevated the profile of the modest series, which is the last project produced by Norman Lear before his death.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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