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Pakistan became nuclear capable just prior to the turn of the century but possesses about the same number of weapons, if not more, than neighbor India.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
By the turn of the century, the form wouldn’t seem so futuristic, or novel.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Road salt is leaching into the reservoirs that hold New York City’s tap water and could make some of it unhealthy to drink by the turn of the century, according to a new study commissioned by city environmental officials.
—Hilary Howard, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But for kids at the turn of the century, milk came with dire risks.
— Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
By the turn of the century, the form wouldn’t seem so futuristic, or novel.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Road salt is leaching into the reservoirs that hold New York City’s tap water and could make some of it unhealthy to drink by the turn of the century, according to a new study commissioned by city environmental officials.
—Hilary Howard, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But for kids at the turn of the century, milk came with dire risks.
— Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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