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Stabbing follows arson attacks Britain’s Jewish community, which numbers about 300,000 people, has faced growing attacks online and in the streets.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Golders Green has long been a hub of the British Jewish community, which numbers around 300,000.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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His income without the funds totals $6,790 after taxes, per the filing, which also states he is mandated to pay King $6,500 per month following their separation.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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The house was built in 1940 and the living area totals 2,361 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The Seminole Education Association now counts 33% of the county’s teachers as members.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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When traveling from any Schengen member to, for example, nearby non-Schengen country Serbia, one travel day counts as both a day in Schengen and a day in Serbia.—
Carole Rosenblat,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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To be clear, the ledger now tallies only what companies pay, not what people lose—the asthma attacks, hospitalizations, shortened lives, or deaths.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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That tells you everything about the disconnect people are feeling.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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District 8 needs a leader who works with the community, tells the truth and delivers real results, not political deals or insider arrangements.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Adds (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adds%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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