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epexegesis

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At all six stores in New York this summer, one of the top-selling books—helped along by Hollywood—was Emily Wilson’s twelve-thousand-one-hundred-and-ten-line verse translation of the Odyssey.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
His theory didn’t reach far beyond Japan until the translation of his original essay, first in 1978, then in 2005, and again, with Mori’s approval, in 2012.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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More recently, though, Thatcher has started popping up in offbeat projects like Heretic, a big-screen exegesis on theological metaphysics that unfolds like a jump-scare horror flick.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
In the near absence of backstory and exegesis, the screen seemed given over to a gradual invasion by the uncanny.

— Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026

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Additional tools include customizable watermarks, annotations, password protection, and interactive PDF forms.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The graph showed the climb in price over time, with annotations showing major events in Iran and Ukraine that could have had an effect.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026

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Both also received high-gloss visual treatments, the former starring Nicole Kidman and the latter narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, aka Gandalf.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
There will always be people who prefer a traditional lipstick over a gloss or whatever gloss-balm-stain fusion is trending.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

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The construction worker faces additional charges in state court.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The ordinance permits Highfill to apply excess bond proceeds to retire debt early if construction costs come in below projections, and the city holds the option to call and prepay bonds without penalty starting June 1, 2033.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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In companies experiencing triple-digit growth, small calculation errors could result in multi-million-dollar restatements and a fundamental misunderstanding of burn rate and runway.

— Jordan Zamir, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
His eventual answer, that no one should be using proprietary information gained from public service to buy and sell stocks, was a restatement of his existing position.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026

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Any updates to the full-year guide (roughly $2 billion) are also welcome, along with commentary on 2027 expectations.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
The Kleins are a commentary YouTube and podcasting family who have managed to be at the center of several controversies and friendship breakups over the years.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026

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