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badges

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Recent Examples of badges If employees have company ID badges, the information should be on a card that can be kept with their badge. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

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Then, in 2023, as NASA brought the worm out of retirement, the logo regained its place on the tail, and the insignia (meatball) was moved to the body under the cockpits.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
First up is Monogram Dune, which shows off the LV’s iconic insignia in a warm beige.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

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The four teams deserve medals, as several other pairs of top-10 teams that are the best in the counties aren’t playing each other this year.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Owned by two-time Olympic Medalist downhill skier Andrew Weibrecht and family, those medals behind the front desk are real.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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The moment taps a broader wartime tradition in Ukraine, where heroic dogs, cats and rescuers become national emblems — and American gestures of solidarity carry growing political weight.

— Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

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Officials said high water could linger for days even after the river crests, with additional rainfall expected to slow the area's recovery.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
At least five people have died after a week of torrential rain in Indiana, as rivers hit record crests and neighborhoods along Indianapolis’ White River face dangerous flooding[1][2].

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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In Ocean Springs, where Nolan lived and first made a name for himself, the focus remained on the high school’s football game unfolding in front of them – no moment of silence, visible memorials, signs, ribbons or public tributes.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Lights stretch in ribbons across the ceiling, complementing the rich variety of blue hues found everywhere from the walls to the carpet.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

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McDonald’s is one of many potent symbols of Americana that’s proliferating in China.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Then, in a famous 1937 paper, the mathematician Alan Turing devised a model based on hypothetical machines that could read and write symbols printed on an infinite tape according to a set of simple rules.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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From plates and knives not being clean to flies stuck on traps, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.

— Joseph Hernandez August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh.

— Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026

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