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One report detailed a staff member bathing a senior who was in hospice care with the window blinds open so that anyone in the garden outside could see.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Although not all species of bird can fly (sorry about that, ostriches), many birds do enjoy the power of flight, and this has permitted an almost unlimited diversification of birds, so that birds are now found virtually everywhere on Earth.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Any new funding formula should include academic accountability measures, so that public investments are tied not only to access, but also to meaningful student outcomes and institutional performance.
—Mark Denzler, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
City crews swept streets and cleared clogged drains and storm sewers so that the coming rainfall and storm damage would not be compounded by existing conditions.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Although not all species of bird can fly (sorry about that, ostriches), many birds do enjoy the power of flight, and this has permitted an almost unlimited diversification of birds, so that birds are now found virtually everywhere on Earth.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Any new funding formula should include academic accountability measures, so that public investments are tied not only to access, but also to meaningful student outcomes and institutional performance.
—Mark Denzler, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
City crews swept streets and cleared clogged drains and storm sewers so that the coming rainfall and storm damage would not be compounded by existing conditions.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“So that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20that. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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