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Today, the two South Asian neighbors remain on high alert amid tit-for-tat threats and reports that both sides are preparing for more war.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026 -
Mentally preparing was the most important thing, to stay calm and focused.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Houston Chronicle,
11 May 2026
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Butka’s arrival continues a growing trend this offseason at Boise State, which is fortifying its inside game with taller, stronger bodies.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Think of calcium as fortifying fertilizer for your bones.—
Holly Carter,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Republican senators generally support allocating federal dollars to improve the security infrastructure around the president, especially after an armed 31-year-old man attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 May 2026
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In the meantime, the company is allocating additional quantities to patients in the United States to meet demand.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The market doesn't think so, assigning him a 1% chance of getting rates down this year, according to CME FedWatch.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Starting the following year, in 2022, records show that Fortune offered Agan a role supporting new teachers rather than assigning him his own classroom.—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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“Arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arming. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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