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Put your windows on lockdown: Close blinds, shades or curtains during peak daylight hours — especially on south- and west-facing walls — to block radiant heat from entering.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Put your windows on lockdown: Close blinds, shades or curtains during peak daylight hours — especially on south- and west-facing walls — to block radiant heat from entering.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Film director Steven Spielberg has returned to the subject, which he first explored in 1977's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with his new movie Disclosure Day.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Close, 79, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, has received eight Oscar nominations over her career, including for “Fatal Attraction,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Albert Nobbs” and “The Wife.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Close behind him was Cecilia whose look was one of mute bewilderment.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
