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The Texas Department of Transportation says the flyover is structurally sound and that the joint is designed to expand and contract, which can cause gaps to appear.
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Staff Photographer, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s some star power in the roster for outstanding music artists, a list that includes Lady Gaga, Elton John and Brandi Carlile for the joint record, Maren Morris, Reneé Rapp, Conan Gray, Durand Bernarr, Ethel Cain, G Flip, Ty Herndon and Young Miko.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Alexis Mac Allister’s stoppage-time strike against Nottingham Forest, arriving minutes after his earlier apparent winner was ruled out for handball, was their seventh in stoppage time this season, which is the joint-highest total in Europe’s top five leagues.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
This unprecedented investigation of the turbulent and violent conditions around these cosmic titans, including the first black hole ever imaged by humanity, was possible thanks to the joint Japanese Aerospace Agency (JAXA)/ NASA X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Staff Photographer, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s some star power in the roster for outstanding music artists, a list that includes Lady Gaga, Elton John and Brandi Carlile for the joint record, Maren Morris, Reneé Rapp, Conan Gray, Durand Bernarr, Ethel Cain, G Flip, Ty Herndon and Young Miko.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Alexis Mac Allister’s stoppage-time strike against Nottingham Forest, arriving minutes after his earlier apparent winner was ruled out for handball, was their seventh in stoppage time this season, which is the joint-highest total in Europe’s top five leagues.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
This unprecedented investigation of the turbulent and violent conditions around these cosmic titans, including the first black hole ever imaged by humanity, was possible thanks to the joint Japanese Aerospace Agency (JAXA)/ NASA X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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“The joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20joint. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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