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Cooler temperatures will likely linger through mid-April, past the March 20 spring equinox for much of the United States, the almanac predicted.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, the outgoing almanac says the muddy conditions may cause a challenge for those in livestock farming.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 24 Feb. 2026
Cool temperatures are forecast to linger from late March through mid-April, particularly across the North Central States, New England, and much of the Northeast,' the almanac said.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In central and western South Dakota, warmer-than-normal temperatures are also expected, but precipitation is predicted to be below normal, according to the almanac.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 6 Feb. 2026
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, the outgoing almanac says the muddy conditions may cause a challenge for those in livestock farming.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 24 Feb. 2026
Cool temperatures are forecast to linger from late March through mid-April, particularly across the North Central States, New England, and much of the Northeast,' the almanac said.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In central and western South Dakota, warmer-than-normal temperatures are also expected, but precipitation is predicted to be below normal, according to the almanac.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for almanac
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The largest of these books, a twenty-five-foot-long, fifty-four-page compendium, provides a sweeping and decidedly asynchronous mapping of the artist’s interlocking body of work.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday the world-famous dining compendium inducted a handful of restaurants that will appear in the statewide guide, slated to be published later this year.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Diners are greeted by marigold garlands, murals reminiscent of South Asian truck art, and a playlist that’s a rotation of '80s Bollywood hits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Thought to have been originally made in 1767, it was remodeled in 1937 by Garrard for Diana’s grandmother and featured a flowing garland design with stars and flowers.—
Eloise Moran,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
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There was, like, an entire science lecture about lunar eclipses as well as a history symposium on cultures scared silly over the astrological event.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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But tonight , the story of FDR’s visit to Miami will be retold at a symposium at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in downtown Miami, a stone’s throw from the courthouse where Zangara was sentenced to die.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sister Hazel — ‘All For You’ (1997) Written by lead singer Ken Block in 1991 for a local environmental charity compilation — before the band even existed — this spent 41 weeks on the Hot 100.—
Ryan Brennan
April 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lead singer and founder Ken Block wrote the song in 1991 — before Sister Hazel even existed as a band — for a local contest putting together a compilation CD benefiting an environmental organization.—
Ryan Brennan
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Since then, readers and critics have looked to each of his new novels to reinvigorate the form.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Marcet’s intention was certainly not to disturb the religious faith of her young readers, most of whom would have been raised on a literal understanding of the biblical creation story.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her work has been published in The New Yorker’s Shouts & Murmurs, New York magazine, NPR’s This American Life, and the humor anthology Notes From the Bathroom Line.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hawley is best known for creating, showrunning, exec producing, writing and directing FX’s anthology series Fargo, based on the iconic Coen Brothers film, which has won seven Emmys from 70 nominations over the course of its five seasons.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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The album the 48-year-old country-music star put out last May leans hard into mood, scale and theatricality — strings, horns, choirs, the whole shebang — built around the idea of pushing back against a culture that wants everything fast, familiar and instantly gratifying.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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This album explores nothing less than the cycle of life, as related through changes of season.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Copyright © 2026 by Maya Salameh Maya Salameh is the author of How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave (University of Arkansas Press, 2022), winner of the 2022 Etel Adnan Prize, and the chapbook rooh (Paper Nautilus Press, 2020).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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This essay is an edited excerpt from the chapbook Jig, published in the Cahier Series (January 2026) by the Center for Writers & Translators at the American University of Paris, and Sylph Editions, London.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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