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With their songs, colors, and variety, birds enrich our lives … and recent studies show that their immediate presence actually increases our well-being and happiness and can even prolong our lives!—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026 -
This increases your sensitivity to dietary cholesterol, which is found in eggs.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lenovo Monitor Deal The ThinkVision T27-40 is pure functional style, featuring a four-sided ultra-thin bezel that maximizes your view while minimizing distractions.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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The graphene oxide forms an efficient heat-transfer network, spreading thermal energy across the membrane as the battery heats up, while the active carbon fiber’s porous structure maximizes surface area for water evaporation.—
Etiido Uko
March 04,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Heavy and formidable, the percussion builds up to the unsettling climax of the character’s suicidal depression.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The arena announcer further pumps up the audience.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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This version of tomato salad pumps up flavorful heirloom tomatoes with strips of sweet roasted bell pepper and crunchy roasted black-eyed peas, which are the perfect little Southern croutons.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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These goals and hopes will set you on a journey that augments your current situation.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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That ups the pressure heading into Thursday's free skate, which makes up the other half of their overall score.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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Throw in the background of the South in post-World War II and that ups the segregation and racial divide.—
Oline Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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In addition to this, utilizing these existing tunnels and shafts significantly slashes construction costs and accelerates deployment timelines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The use of boats allows fishermen to reach larger areas, but that can come with extra costs and pollution that that accelerates warming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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But according to Play Work Repeat, the payoff compounds fast.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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After all, a credit card balance that seemed reasonable initially will balloon as the interest compounds on both the initial charges and the prior interest.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Bumps (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumps%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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