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Not only is the pressure of an athlete’s sport high, but the constant exposure to social media adds another layer of stress through criticism, unrealistic expectations, and unprompted commentary.
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Brook Choulet, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
At the time, these beacons could send unprompted notifications to any Android device and some (though not all) Apple devices in the vicinity.
—Katie Joseff, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2020
Around half an hour in, the chatbot interrupts our silence and starts speaking to me in Spanish, unprompted.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024
Though there’s griping around small issues—nearly everyone complains, unprompted, about both the baggage handling and the lackluster onboard food—the overall feedback is overwhelmingly positive.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024
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Brook Choulet, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
At the time, these beacons could send unprompted notifications to any Android device and some (though not all) Apple devices in the vicinity.
—Katie Joseff, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2020
Around half an hour in, the chatbot interrupts our silence and starts speaking to me in Spanish, unprompted.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024
Though there’s griping around small issues—nearly everyone complains, unprompted, about both the baggage handling and the lackluster onboard food—the overall feedback is overwhelmingly positive.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024
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Small wonder the fantasy of rising above all of that through marrying Ivan — a unicorn customer who’s young, handsome, wealthy, gregarious, and spontaneous — would beckon to the otherwise pragmatic Ani.Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brian Cecilio Amaya, a lawyer representing Neal, filed a motion last year stating that the defense team doesn’t believe the anonymous call was truly spontaneous.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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A little embarrassed by the hope that rippled inside him, his instinctive search for that elusive bond, Sig returned the hug briefly and clapped the older man on the back.Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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With each day, the boy’s instinctive interest in natural history transcended his childish thirst for adventure.Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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The first pathway would recognize the Education Secretary’s authority to grant individualized, automatic relief without an application.Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
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Assuming the Hurricanes win the conference, that means an automatic first-round bye and top four seed in the playoff.DJ Siddiqi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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