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Applegate in March released “You With the Sad Eyes,” detailing everything from her unstable childhood to her decades-spanning acting career and the health issues that have plagued it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels plans to lay off 65 workers in May, the latest in a series of mass layoffs that have plagued Mattel in the past year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Fires at Arnolds Field in Launders Lane, Rainham, have plagued residents for years and Havering Council said it wanted to carry out the work before the summer.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Officials in states like Texas have tried to fix some of the problems that have plagued their electric grids in the past.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

JAMESON: We’ve eradicated many of the diseases that have plagued humankind.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly