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Finally, in January of 2026, the termination, resignation, or retirement (including early retirement) for a large number of NASA employees was made final, reducing the number of NASA employees from over 17,000 at the start of 2025 to its current number of less than 13,000 at present.
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Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Most intense day of strikes so far US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday marked the most aggressive wave of attacks inside Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury on February 28.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah, which began firing on Israel after the start of the war, launched missiles into Israel.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
The deal was agreed to last Friday but couldn’t be finalized until the start of the league year on Wednesday.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Most intense day of strikes so far US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday marked the most aggressive wave of attacks inside Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury on February 28.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah, which began firing on Israel after the start of the war, launched missiles into Israel.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
The deal was agreed to last Friday but couldn’t be finalized until the start of the league year on Wednesday.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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“The start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20start. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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