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The device, a small, hexagonal silicone sensor worn on a patient’s chest, continuously tracked vital signs such as heart rate, temperature and breathing patterns.
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Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Authorities working on the case are currently examining Walmart sales records for possible leads on the culprit due to the backpack and clothing he was seen wearing on the doorbell camera of Nancy’s home.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
The soft sweater material is warm and thick enough to wear on its own for a spring evening, and pairs beautifully with heels and gold jewelry.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
As the decade wears on, the always present nostalgia prompts the UConn programs to honor their own and the walls are running out of space.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Although the winds will be manageable at the beginning of the race, as the morning wears on, north winds will pick up and start blowing at 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Another identifiable item the masked suspect wore on Nest doorbell camera video released by the FBI this week — an Ozark Trail backpack — is also available exclusively at Walmart stores.
—Michael Ruiz , Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Masataka Yoshida indicated on Saturday that his lack of production and undefined role with the Boston Red Sox has been wearing on him.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
But, as the years wore on, by 2010, 2011, there were more than a dozen underage girls who filed civil lawsuits against him.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
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Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Authorities working on the case are currently examining Walmart sales records for possible leads on the culprit due to the backpack and clothing he was seen wearing on the doorbell camera of Nancy’s home.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
The soft sweater material is warm and thick enough to wear on its own for a spring evening, and pairs beautifully with heels and gold jewelry.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
As the decade wears on, the always present nostalgia prompts the UConn programs to honor their own and the walls are running out of space.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Although the winds will be manageable at the beginning of the race, as the morning wears on, north winds will pick up and start blowing at 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Another identifiable item the masked suspect wore on Nest doorbell camera video released by the FBI this week — an Ozark Trail backpack — is also available exclusively at Walmart stores.
—Michael Ruiz , Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Masataka Yoshida indicated on Saturday that his lack of production and undefined role with the Boston Red Sox has been wearing on him.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
But, as the years wore on, by 2010, 2011, there were more than a dozen underage girls who filed civil lawsuits against him.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
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