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But talks over those reforms failed in the Senate.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Araghchi also traveled to Oman and Pakistan for talks over the weekend.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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This story discusses suicide and mental health.—
Tina Eves,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Data center debates takeover small town Texas Many state and local officials welcome the blossoming industry as an economic opportunity in small communities where revenue can be hard to come by.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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It’s filled with a cooling gel that ventilates body heat.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
30 Nov. 2025
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The church disputes those allegations and has denied any wrongdoing.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Hialeah Public Works Director Kevin Lynskey disputes HSA’s claims and told the Herald that the health system has repeatedly ignored emails from the city, including as recently as April, to start the account creation process.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge.—
Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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One of the people who was the most engaged, personable, and helpful was the rock climbing guide (who consults for the hotel), who spent several hours with families on the vertical wall.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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In practice, the CRTC routinely consults stakeholders on policy matters although the adequacy and meaningfulness of efforts to consult the general public is often contested by scholars and civil society practitioners.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Bats (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bats%20%28around%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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