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By the fall, much of the tension had simmered down.
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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The book didn’t see the success The Bermuda Triangle enjoyed, and the chatter of a paranormal passage in Lake Michigan simmered down until the 1990s.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Solid camp overall but the splash plays simmered down.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Next, celery, green bell pepper, chicken stock, bay, chopped tasso, roasted quail wing tips, chopped andouille and bacon are combined and simmered down in a large pot.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The book didn’t see the success The Bermuda Triangle enjoyed, and the chatter of a paranormal passage in Lake Michigan simmered down until the 1990s.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Solid camp overall but the splash plays simmered down.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Next, celery, green bell pepper, chicken stock, bay, chopped tasso, roasted quail wing tips, chopped andouille and bacon are combined and simmered down in a large pot.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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