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Unsurprisingly, this deeply appealed to me, a woman who has apparently spent the week finding increasingly elaborate excuses to use her mini blender.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
The study warns that conspiracy theories may also become more elaborate when AI companions help users build increasingly complex explanations around them.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Some of her earliest memories are the elaborate costumes her father used to wear on stage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The revenge schemes are so elaborate that every aspect of the novel is part of their mousetrap-like designs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Modest white outside walls crowned with slanting tile decorations gave no hint of the elaborate courtyards and inner living quarters that were hidden like pearls in their oyster shells.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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