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The number of scientific papers published on functional mushrooms has exploded since the turn of the century, according to the National Library of Medicine’s database.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Those numbers fell sharply around the turn of the century, and by 2020, just 930 young people were arrested in murder cases, that report found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
But, around the turn of the century, hunters wiped out the state’s population.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Plain old telephone service (POTS) has been dying a slow death in the United States since the turn of the century.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Those numbers fell sharply around the turn of the century, and by 2020, just 930 young people were arrested in murder cases, that report found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
But, around the turn of the century, hunters wiped out the state’s population.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Plain old telephone service (POTS) has been dying a slow death in the United States since the turn of the century.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“The turn of the century.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20turn%20of%20the%20century. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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