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Appeared in the May 30, 2026, print edition as 'Ships Go ‘Dark’ to Break Blockade'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
As a first-generation Mexican American with roots in Jalisco, Mexico, she is thrilled to join The Times’ Fast Break desk starting today, as she pursues a career in television and print journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“Big Market Break Is Laid to ‘Wolf,’ ” the Atlanta Constitution wrote on Oct.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
The musician is also the youngest ever recipient of the prize, which comes just five years after she posted the lo-fi breakout tracks Break it Off and Pain on TikTok.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Break a rule in front of her, put just one toe out of line, and she’d whisk off for Filch, who’d appear, wheezing, two seconds later.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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