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Both Games were near disasters for the Western media partners who make up much of the gravy train for the IOC.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Thomas McCarthy as the top runner-up, at least until his tumble off the MSP gravy train last year.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Is the recent sharp drop in the consumer savings rate a sign the tax-refund bonanza was pulled forward?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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But for Putin, obviously, this is potentially a bonanza.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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So, as mortgage rates drop, the mREIT’s stash turns into a lucrative collector’s edition.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The steep slopes and technical tree runs on Grouse Mountain, along with mogul fields and off-piste powder stashes, create an environment where expert skiers can comfortably hone their skills in a high-performance setting.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Take the quiz here … BURIED TRUTH – Major treasure hoard recovered after detectorist kept it secret for years.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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These transients have brightnesses in between that of classical novas, triggered when a white dwarf hoards material from a companion star thus sparking a runaway nuclear explosion, and supernovas that mark the death of a massive star and the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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What all this boils down to is that even a laser weapon that's already shooting down hostile drones is streets away from one that's officially part of the armory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
27 Nov. 2025
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Yellow bone marrow serves primarily as a storehouse for fats, but it may be converted to red marrow under certain conditions, such as severe blood loss or fever.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
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To compose his charts—those of individual as well as general phenomena—Thoreau relied on his Journal, a storehouse of observations painstakingly gathered through the 1850s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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In addition, memory bandwidth and nearby caches help drive that steadiness more than just raw performance.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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These funds are generally backed by a physical cache of precious metals and do an accurate job tracking the spot price.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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La Brea Tar Pits is the richest Ice Age fossil site on Earth and a repository of millions of fossils, comprising hundreds of plant and animal species.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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But for now, Road to Repair is just a plan—not a repository of funds ready to be allocated—to raise $100 million from private donors.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Golconda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Golconda. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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