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Tuesday’s council member salary vote was placed on the consent agenda, meaning it would be considered with other items at the start of the meeting.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The contract was approved as part of the council’s consent calendar, in which multiple items are approved with a single vote.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The bill will become law once King Charles III grants royal assent — a formality — and the hereditary peers will leave at the end of the current session of Parliament this spring, completing a political process begun a quarter century ago.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Royal input Advertisement Any act of parliament pitching for Andrew to be removed from the line of succession would need to be finalized by royal assent—the approval of His Majesty.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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The consensus among everyone, from seniors to juniors, is that HSBC is a fantastic franchise with massive potential.—
Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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None achieved consensus or message discipline.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The deal announced early Tuesday comes after LAUSD and the unions for teachers and school administrators reached tentative agreements Sunday on new contracts.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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All three unions that represent about 70,000 workers across the Los Angeles Unified School District had pledged to go on strike if any of the three did not reach a tentative agreement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The adhesions led to Felicity-Jo developing a bowel obstruction.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The researchers believe their crosslinking approach could also be applied to other silicone elastomers to improve durability, adhesion, and compatibility with additive manufacturing processes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The narrative includes a historical account of Akbar’s father, Humayun, before embarking on a year-by-year account of Akbar’s rule, from his accession in 1556 to 1572, the 17th year of his rule.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Decades later, King Charles' son Prince William did not have an investiture ceremony after the King named him as the new Prince of Wales following his accession to the throne upon Queen Elizabeth's death in September 2022.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wenski emphasized that the pope's role is not to seek approval, but to remain committed to his faith and message.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The company will seek approval for second-line treatment, or in patients whose cancer has already spread while taking another drug.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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One benefit of the old way of doing things was that because adaptations had to change so drastically to fit a two-hour movie or broadcast TV miniseries format, there was greater acceptance that changes would be significant.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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In its blending of ’90s slowcore and post-rock, the Chicago quartet conjures an uneasy reprieve, casting resignation not as a dead end but an inevitable, enviable acceptance.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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