alum

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“Saturday Night Live” alum Pete Davidson has decreased the asking price of his Westchester, N.Y., home by $125,000—weeks after he listed it for $2.7 million as he attempts to move to Staten Island.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The “Storage Wars” alum then addressed cyberbullies for their treatment of public figures, saying, “Just because you watch us on television doesn’t mean you know us. You never know what demons somebody faces.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The latter is sung by “SNL” alum Ana Gasteyer, a standout as the unofficial moral enforcer of the town, who sees the strange interlopers as, well, troublemakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Options already exist for fixing dyes without lead, including natural mordants derived from plants rich in tannins, such as oak bark, pomegranate peel and rosemary, as well as alum, which is considered environmentally safe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Johnnie Mae wiped the traces of alum from his face with a wet, cool cloth.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers