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Rather than root around for scandal, “John Candy: I Like Me” goes all-in on its feel-good mission, stressing that virtue is a quality so timeless that it can stretch far beyond mortal bounds.

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A review in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggests that the often-discarded tops of radishes could be more nutritious than the roots themselves.

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Though they would never admit it publicly, the executives in charge of baseball will be watching the Dodgers-Brewers showdown with diverging rooting interests.

Sasaki listened, and agreed on what they identified as the root causes of his struggles.

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More efforts are taking root in other states and cities, too, as hospitals tap local schools to try to solve their worker shortages.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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