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Instead of opting for a matching set, Lawrence, 35, went for a mismatched look, teaming a Still Here red crewneck sweatshirt with black sweatpants with cuffed hems.—
Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
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The cult believes these killings will restore nature’s balance, forcing the mismatched duo to confront their own beliefs about science, sexuality and spirituality.—
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Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.—
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The characters are lying, to themselves and to each other, but the role of the audience in believing or not believing their lies is totally irrelevant.—
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The company says the system aims to tackle persistent challenges in the hospitality industry, including labor shortages, inconsistent drink quality, and long service times.—
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In some cases, CBS News ran images through AI detection tools, which can be inconsistent or inaccurate but can still help flag possibly manipulated content.—
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In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.—
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
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The fact Mahomes got hurt is immaterial to the fact the Chiefs were always bound to fall.—
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Those details are immaterial now.—
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Since both of those earlier years were influenced by a strong El Niño event, this one will have the dubious distinction of being the hottest without such an extraneous force.—
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Tech and data aren’t extraneous.—
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But her vote is incompatible with that identity.—
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Trump’s economic management combines two theoretically incompatible tendencies.—
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The exercise was to provide motivation, inspiration and perhaps recollection for an Aztecs program that suddenly, inexplicably has lost its way, entering December with a 3-3 record and computer metrics unbecoming of a team billed as one of the best in school history.—
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Here’s one from 2000 that was sustained – conduct unbecoming, for his behavior at an old Bickford’s on Gallivan Boulevard in Dorchester.—
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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