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While Devon Again finishes her long-simmering debut album — she hopes to have it out next year — her new music is just as slippery, even confrontational to the pop stardom she’s so close to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“They’re leaving people without their family, basically, and then some of the people are even dying in there,” she said of immigration detention.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
She was even reluctant to notably distance herself from the president on easy issues.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The manager said that estimate did not even take into account further losses that would result from closing the shop.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
And even though I am still messing up on the piece I’m practicing, just holding Grace makes me feel better.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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This season, Toney finished second in the domestic scoring charts with 32 goals in 32 games - he evens boasts more assists and a better shot conversion rate than Bayern Munich forward Kane.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Sometimes people get it right, sometimes people get it wrong, but it usually evens out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Break evens are saying that the market thinks oil prices are going to stay high for at least a period of time,” said Tom Graff, chief investment officer of Baltimore-based Facet, a financial advisory company.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
Eilish’s nod for “Wildflower,” which the 23-year-old wrote with her brother, Finneas O’Connell, brings her career nominations in the song category to six — and evens her up with Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Ronnie takes out the clippers, gives me some points on the side, and evens up the back of my hairline.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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The Brewers, however, evened the score without delay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Their independent expenditures helped supplement Mr. Becerra’s relatively small $17 million war-chest and somewhat evened the lopsided field with Mr. Steyer’s $216 million self-funded campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
But he noted the indexes have diverged for periods of time before, in both directions, but have always evened out over time.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
With a 4-3 victory Sunday before a raucous sold-out crowd at Honda Center, the Ducks evened the series 2-2 ahead of Game 5 in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
But it evened out, as it always did, by Three.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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It also means there will be more light in the mornings now, and it will get dark earlier in the evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Operation Moonbeam, which runs up to the evening of 5 November, means police can call on specially trained officers to deal with violence and disorder.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The force said in an evening update that officers were "continuing to make arrests" as they confirmed that 139 had already been detained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
They taught growing girls the timetable of dress—nightgown and wrapper; day dress and visiting; tea gown, dinner dress and evening gown—and gave them hands-on training with a wee wardrobe, which they often sewed themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
“You knew I was taking up your evening after you’d been working here since early this morning, but you still came anyway.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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