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GTA Vice City, released in 2002, captured the feeling of 1980s Miami as it traced lead character's Tommy Vercetti's rise to power.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
It really made me want to rise to the occasion just seeing the revelation that he was, witnessing the revelation that was his performance in this film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
That was causing yields to rise to fresh November highs as prices fell.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Lumina allows researchers to investigate how this early environment evolved, eventually giving rise to the galaxies, stars, and other structures that helped bring the dark age to an end.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
And for a city that had been so poor before Hitler's rise to power, the sound of work, of hammers ringing along the docks, building ships and U-boats, is beautiful, too.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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