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Vector control districts in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties have confirmed a significant increase in mosquito activity, which is highly unusual for this time of the year.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Both were part of RTD’s FasTracks project, approved by voters in 2004 on the understanding that revenues from a sales tax increase would fund eventual extension of the G Line to Golden and the B Line to Boulder and Longmont.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Under the proposal, the city would create three safety enhancement zones — two surrounding Willow and Slide Hill parks and a third encompassing much of downtown Davis.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Francisallen Clare pleaded guilty to kidnapping from outside California and deprivation of child custody with a sentencing enhancement for kidnapping a child younger than 14, all felonies.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Western scalp treatments often rely on stronger, single-minded actives (think minoxidil or high-dose exfoliants) aimed at correcting a problem quickly, while Korean formulas take a more holistic, long-game approach, combining soothing, strengthening, and circulation-stimulating ingredients.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2026
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Rosemary oil—one of the key ingredients in the mask—is like hair-growth gold, but ceramides, jojoba, and keratin are also present in the strengthening and thickening formula.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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This game saw Saka return to the starting XI — but his deputy at right-wing, Madueke, continued his recent upturn in form.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Although quantifying morale and momentum is hard, by the end of 2025, the Democrats were enjoying an upturn in both.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Because of crypto’s integration into traditional finance, Chen believes that an upswing is coming but that the timeline is uncertain.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Oman, acting as mediator, said progress had been made, but heading into the weekend, there were no signs of an immediate breakthrough.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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For him, Yuan porcelain represented a major cultural and technological breakthrough in Chinese art under Mongol rule, countering long-running, orthodox perceptions of the imperial dynasty.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Those days are gone, and now the compact crossover has largely replaced luxury compact sedans, but there are several compact sedans still soldiering on, for the betterment of the motoring public.—
Kyle Hyatt,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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And how many work tasks are done in workplaces every day to satisfy hand-me-down key results and not for the betterment of either employees or customers?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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As the film works toward a concluding note of uplift that brings as many questions as answers, one wonders if a straighter documentary telling would be more rewarding.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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Through these two decades, thick and COVID-lockdown thin, Beethoven has been Dudamel’s composer of uplift.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Amelioration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amelioration. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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