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a part taken from a longer work
he'll read an excerpt from the novel at the book signing
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Yellen, in excerpts of remarks to be delivered on Thursday afternoon to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, said that the U.S. cannot afford to return to past unilateral actions to advance its own economic and national security interests.
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David Lawder, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The Inside Story, author Robert Hardman writes that the King instructed the Keeper of the Privy Purse to remove Prince Andrew's £1 million annual personal allowance and to stop paying for his personal security, per an excerpt covered by The Daily Mail.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
This story was an excerpt from Axios Closer, a recap on the day's biggest business stories.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Contra Harris’ campaign has posted excerpts from Trump’s podcast interview on its X account, often mocking his comments.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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David Lawder, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The Inside Story, author Robert Hardman writes that the King instructed the Keeper of the Privy Purse to remove Prince Andrew's £1 million annual personal allowance and to stop paying for his personal security, per an excerpt covered by The Daily Mail.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
This story was an excerpt from Axios Closer, a recap on the day's biggest business stories.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Contra Harris’ campaign has posted excerpts from Trump’s podcast interview on its X account, often mocking his comments.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Adding to the complexity of the undertaking—and to its emotional import—are quotations from a Fugue in B-flat composed by Ives’s father.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then, the creator of that quotation can select the winner.Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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It’s infused with rice powder and extracts, along with makgeolli lees (upcycled ingredients from Korean rice wine).Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, this silicone-free formula relies on polymers to give skin an airbrushed effect and milk thistle extract to balance oil without drying out skin.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Texas Board of Education will vote Friday on whether to implement its new K-5 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms, after signaling its passage in a preliminary vote.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Examples include sleeping on your side, nasal irrigation, allergy medications, breathe-right strips (which raise the sides of the nose, widening the nasal passages to allow more airflow), maintaining a practice of slow deep breathing, and alternate-nostril breathing.Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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In the clip, which played along to audio from The Kardashians of Kim Kardashian talking about her sister Kourtney Kardashian copying her, Lizzo posed and modeled two extra-long pigtails while wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress, sparkly silver eyeshadow and pink blush.Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Here is a look at the clip of Nickal’s comments: Cormier took to his YouTube channel to offer a response.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Bishop says the citations were part of a first draft, which went up online by accident.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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After further investigation, officials learned that multiple parts had been removed from the body, some of which were later found inside a mattress folded behind the home, according to the citation.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
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Provide customers with short, digestible snippets of content, as even the most complex of projects can be shortened into basic steps.Cassi Hallam, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The brief visual featured a snippet of the track — a few ominous piano notes with some percussion.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Excerpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpt. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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