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The agency, known as MEMA, confirmed 14 tornadoes touched down statewide Wednesday.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026 -
As of May 2026, 15 tornadoes had touched down in Michigan this year, already surpassing the average number of tornadoes for a whole year (13 to 16).—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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Merge Pilates is still lit — bodies folded into expensive discomfort behind glass.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2026
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Panipat, India — Inside the dusty, dimly lit cotton recycling unit, Rajesh stands beside a shredding machine, feeding white fabric into sharp blades.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The passengers left on a chartered flight from Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, on Sunday and landed at Torrejón de Ardoz military airport, east of Madrid, according to Spain’s Defense Ministry.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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That game, a 34-31 Wildcats win in the first year of the Shedeur Sanders era, was the first impression Coleman left on the state of Colorado before the Broncos landed on him two years later.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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The focus narrows in on the remaining passengers and crew in the main sections of the aircraft not blown to bits, the cockpit and a stretch of the main cabin (finally, a reward for flying coach), precariously perched on a reef outcrop.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Junior suite 2201 has perhaps the best views of all, perched right above a rocky spot where the waves constantly pound the coastline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Belly-landed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-landed. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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