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Costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier says via email that her conversations with Fanning “centered around making Margo feel emotionally truthful rather than overly styled.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Pulte had a significant personal relationship with Coe, who hobnobbed with presidents of both parties and leaders of nations around the world.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The SVP has brushed aside such concerns, pointing out that its proposal includes quotas allowing for around 40,000 people to immigrate to the country each year.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“My SPX cycle composite projected a peak right around current levels and has now rolled over, turning negative between now and at least late July with the risk of lower prices into October,” Newton said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The real one tapers, but the electronic one is represented as a cylinder as big around as the fat end of the tamping iron.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman