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Indeed, springer spaniels are well known for their boundless energy, playful temperament, and love of the outdoors.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Pregnant women are traditionally excluded from drug trials, so there is little known about the effects of many common medications on pregnancies.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
The amplitude of gravitational waves arising dense masses (black holes and/or neutron stars) inspiraling into a low-mass black hole’s event horizon is the greatest in the known Universe.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Arpaio became well known for his harsh treatment of immigrants and jail inmates, confining them in tents without air conditioning in Arizona’s torrid climate.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Pregnant women are traditionally excluded from drug trials, so there is little known about the effects of many common medications on pregnancies.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
The amplitude of gravitational waves arising dense masses (black holes and/or neutron stars) inspiraling into a low-mass black hole’s event horizon is the greatest in the known Universe.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Arpaio became well known for his harsh treatment of immigrants and jail inmates, confining them in tents without air conditioning in Arizona’s torrid climate.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
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