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Through the implementation of strong border policies, fentanyl trafficking across the southern border has been slashed in half, leading to fewer overdose deaths devastating American families.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The Kyrie opens with a strong D-major chord in the large orchestra that seems an obvious downbeat but turns out to be an upbeat.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Takaichi has proposed tougher policies on immigration and foreigners, something that resonates with a growing frustration in Japan.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Bryant was tough to stop and scored nine of her 23 points in the first quarter.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The firm invests in sectors like quantum, space, energy and infrastructure for artificial intelligence.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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From their fleshy collision, one man tends to emerge with the advantage of surer footing or a firmer grip on his opponent’s loincloth, known as a mawashi, which wrestlers can use to lift and toss each other around the ring.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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By anchoring every service in data, oversight, and long-term strategy, CR8 Health delivers care that is progressive yet principled—raising expectations for what modern longevity clinics can be.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Tobin is too principled to make an infomercial.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The virtuous life isn’t easy – but true friends can help.—
Tucker J. Gregor,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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What, Glaucon wondered, would cause a person who had this ring to be just and virtuous?—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yes, Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin strongman, had developed a taste for wielding Russia’s hard power.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The indoor pool and outdoor deck are just around the bend…and equally hard to leave.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In police states, controlling the flow of information and creating a veneer of moral justification are necessary conditions for brutalization, intimidation, and erasure.—
Phillip Atiba Solomon,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps inspired not only by Kierkegaard but also by the fiction of the postwar existentialists often understood to have been influenced by him, Hjorth has taken up the prototypical Norwegian bourgeois subject and her moral and political awakening, or failure thereof.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Lynch and Macy shared lead vocals until Macy departed in 1992 and Lynch became the lead singer as well as the upright bassist.—
Storey Wertheimer,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Compared to last year, Adames’ posture is more upright and his feet are more open.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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