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One crucial group is a collection of social media stars and podcasters who stand mostly outside traditional Republican circles but have clout and influence online.
From BBC
It’s a culmination of the themes that the director has discussed across his body of work, conveyed here in the reflective and gripping ordeal of a regular man standing for what he believes in.
From Los Angeles Times
"As car usage grows and the city expands, it magnifies a lot of the challenges we face and increases the number of times we have to invest just to stand still."
From BBC
“We decide our own future. Greenland is our country. We have our own democracy, our own decisions, and a strong community that stands firm,” Nielsen wrote.
From Salon
In lab tests using human cancer cells, one verticillin A derivative stood out against a pediatric brain cancer known as diffuse midline glioma.
From Science Daily
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