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“I thought it was important that the Maginot and the Nostromo be of the same generation of ships,” says Hawley, who has ample experience referencing a classic film with his “Fargo” series.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
There were some classic Berkshire-oriented aspects to the deal.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Now, a new federally funded study in mice suggests that some of these inherited epigenetic marks do not follow Mendel's classic laws.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
At number one is a design classic, a jersey sought by collectors and regularly held up as a pioneer for a new generation of shirts - the iconic West Germany kit of World Cup 1990.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The Adams presidency, in fact, might be the classic example of the historical truism that inherited circumstances define the parameters within which presidential leadership takes shape, that history shapes presidents, rather than vice versa.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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