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The University of Minnesota Twin Cities might show off “Gopher Way,” its elaborate network of tunnels and skyways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
American mahjong, nationalized by Jewish women, adds eight jokers, an elaborate tile-trading process called “the Charleston” and a dizzying card that changes annually and lists 70-odd winning lines—which can produce more than 1,000 combinations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Instead, they're driving cars onto the campsite and creating an elaborate tent behind the car - with full-size beds, dressing rooms and even their own showers.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He can’t do high spinning kicks or elaborate gymnastics.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
His elaborate ruse worked, even though Washington was certainly breaking the letter of the law.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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