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Hundreds of vessels and thousands of mariners are still stranded in and around the strait, where traffic had flowed freely for decades before the Iran war broke out.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
6 May 2026 -
When the Persian Gulf War broke out in 1990, the importance of a 24-hour news channel became clear.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Detmers issued a career-high six walks, after walking just nine hitters in his first seven starts.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Four months later, in December, the automaker issued a recall for affected vehicles in South Korea and alerted the NHTSA to the problem.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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News of the incidents emerged Tuesday when a video taken April 23 appeared to show federal agents placing crew members in a van in the B Street Pier parking lot.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Wu Tsai has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in the WNBA, guiding and elevating her team in a way that other teams are still trying to emulate.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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The Wild sold the Beer Twigs during the regular season, but the team has seen an uptick in sales since the games rose in importance.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Courts were backed up, the jail population rose once again, and absenteeism became rampant among corrections officers.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Bobbed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbed%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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