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Noun
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However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots.—
Richard Dahlberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Wooden signs dot roadsides advertising homes from the $300,000s for a townhome to over $1 million for big houses in the most desirable suburban neighborhoods.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When examining the evolution of armoured warfare, the tanks that truly changed modern warfare are those that delivered a decisive technological leap, influenced future tank design, and impacted battlefield outcomes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Outside the building, people were seen in pajamas with their pets inside cages.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Staking peonies with peony cages offers the plant support and keeps it upright even through the elements.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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They’re kept incubated at a lower temperature than human cells — 18 degrees Celsius versus 37 degrees Celsius.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The findings challenge previous assumptions about how the brain integrates new cells and repairs itself.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the package was a grab bag of small pleasures to ease the difficulty of a lengthy deployment – Kind bars, candy, homemade fudge, Girl Scout cookies, puzzle books, pencils, pens, decks of cards and other games.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The land, which is designated by Eagle as agricultural-residential, hosts the single-family home, a large barn for four adult horses, staging areas for large farming equipment, and holding pens with several dozen cattle.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 1943, the United States government administered a questionnaire to people of Japanese descent who had been confined to wartime concentration camps in California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arkansas.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, he was hired as a war crimes investigator and visited concentration camps during the World War II liberation to document Nazi crimes.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Feel free to bring chairs, towels, coolers and umbrellas.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, but pets and coolers are prohibited.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Bull pens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pens. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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