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It was a surprising moment to see a sitting Supreme Court justice admit that outright.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
After charming L.A.’s major power brokers, she had hoped to win the primary outright and avoid a runoff so she could focus exclusively on the Meta trial in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Warner Bros. demanded Russell pare down the film’s most intense scenes yet still slapped it with an X rating in the U.S. and U.K., while other countries banned it outright.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Inching his way toward its melody and then playing it outright, he explores its harmonic implications and its relationship to the sturdy yet bouncing bass line upon which his composition is built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Within weeks, truths, half-truths, and outright lies were hopelessly entangled.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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