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Evidence from decades of studies and real-world use of vaccines have proved there is no link between vaccines and autism.

— FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
That study, being conducted by DRC and Doctors Without Borders, will give participants a shot of Ervebo, followed a month later by a shot of an experimental vaccine designed to protect against the Sudan version of the Ebola virus.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

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Now, without his muse by his side, Messi may decide soccer is no longer enjoyable and simply walk away, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table after having already made more than $1 billion from the game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Mel Usine With a Baz Luhrmann biopic in production, Joan of Arc is set to be fashion’s next muse.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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Presidential legacy in the United States is no longer defined solely through retrospection and archival preservation.

— Andre Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Frisell will turn 75 on March 18, midway through his current tour, and retrospection is a constant throughout In My Dreams.

— Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of retrospection

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When your seatmate is leading a Q1 strategy session, staring out the window and daydreaming—one of the most distinct opportunities of flying—may seem like time wasted.

— Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of daydreaming

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Paulina Prosnitz Back to the issue Welcome Wings Traveling to Greece last summer was a dreamlike trance of crystal-clear waters, skinny European cigarettes, and endless tzatziki.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Though the faith and worship systems of the time are largely unknown, researchers believe this rock art may depict a group in a trance state.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of trance

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When the show ended, the audience burst into rattled applause, as if we’d been woken from our own dream, still unable to tell the reverie from the real thing.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Despite more immigrants being arrested in July than any other month in Homeland Security’s history, good Americans refuse to submit to Trump’s roundup reverie.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverie

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Speed certainly has value, but speed without reflection often leads to confident mistakes.

— Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Barisone, who’s in his early sixties, with a big Will Ferrell chin and a muscular build, can hold a conversation about his own good judgment, and the iniquity of his enemies, while riding a horse and monitoring his own reflection.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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