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Left: Top half shows China's Lunar New Year robots dancing in 2025, bottom half shows China's Lunar New Year robots dancing in 2026. Right: China Unitree Robot holding katana during Chinese Spring Festival Gala.

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Left: Woman's right hand pointed at a sink display in a Home Depot store. Right: The Home Depot store exterior.

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Left: Pink service dog harness on a small apple head chihuahua being walked on a sidewalk walkway path. Text box overlay reads, "Stop bringing your phony service animal. You're an f-ing a**hole if you are still doing this." Right: Two cheerful Asian women are enjoying talking while watching a content on the TikTok application on an iPhone. Text box overlay reads, "Stop watching TikTok videos in the waiting room at full volume"

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Background: Southwest Airlines airplane departing from Orlando International Airport against a blue sky. Tweet overlay reads, "my wife and two kids (5 and 2) are flying @SouthwestAir today. and because i refuse to pay for seats, their seats were auto assigned. my 2 year old in his own row without his mom or sister."

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