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Environmental Exposures Being around certain chemicals and substances increases the risk of stomach cancer.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The weather service offers 7-day forecasting, as uncertainty increases beyond a week out.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Because interacting face-to-face maximizes social connection and healthy longevity.—
Ken Stern,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Dan Campbell’s crew also loves to go for it on fourth down, which extends drives and maximizes drama.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, is a condition in which fat builds up in the liver of people who drink little to no alcohol.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Philips wireless earbuds are ultra-compact earbuds with a dynamic bass option that pumps up the sound even when listening at a lower volume.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The divine-smelling duo pumps up thin strands like any volumizing formula, but then uses botanical extracts (pea sprout) and Capixyl (made from a biomimetic peptide and red clover extract) to improve scalp health.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Avery’s model augments the traditional VC model.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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To enhance the verisimilitude of his wraparound segment, Cheel augments the fictional story of alien-contact footage discovered at a yard sale with nonfiction asides about UFO culture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the change also ups the pressure on Meta to prevent personal or difficult conversations with the AI — for example, about a relationship, given how many people now use chatbots like therapists — from prompting potentially harmful content recommendations.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Megaphone in hand, Cardi B ups the volume at an Am I the Drama?—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Its low-code structure not only simplifies integration but also accelerates deployment, enabling companies to implement robotic systems in days rather than weeks or months.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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This method does not require drilling new wells, which significantly reduces setup costs and environmental disruption and accelerates deployment.—
Moones Alamooti,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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That mix of fruits and vegetables gives your body a wider range of vitamins, minerals, and protective plant compounds that support overall health and may lower cancer risk.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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Over the long run, transparency compounds into trust, and trust is the foundation of any enduring business.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Bumps (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumps%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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