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The actor had lived in the home for some time previous to the renovation, and is seen walking through the bare-bones home sharing stories about each room before the gut job began.
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Pulte lived in Florida previous to his nomination to lead the independent agency, but his family has roots in metro Detroit.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Pulte lived in Florida previous to his nomination to lead the independent agency, but his family has roots in metro Detroit.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Months before at the same campus, a 100-person brawl had led to the cancelation of an event featuring another Turning Point USA speaker.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ellison held second place prior to earnings release Ellison’s rise comes a day after Forbes released its list of the world’s richest people.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The digital deluxe edition advanced access for the game is also available at midnight, 48 hours prior to the release of the main game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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King, a 56-year-old cattle and poultry farmer, is currently serving his second stint in the Senate, after first being elected to the chamber in 2013.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The size and fervor of his audiences spoke to his place in the conservative firmament.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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