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as in lining up
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as in recruiting
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Those actions include recruiting an associate vice chancellor for campus and community safety, establishing an Initiative to Combat Antisemitism with dedicated resources and reorganizing the university’s Office of Civil Rights, according to Frenk.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
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OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger recently joined OpenAI, adding another example of large companies recruiting developers behind emerging AI tools.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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Drucilla Ramirez, a third grade bilingual teacher and organizing chair for the union, said some classes have as many as 34 students and teachers don’t have aides in the classroom.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The most common uses reported were answering etiquette questions, managing timelines and to-dos, writing wedding website copy, and organizing budgets.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Mansfield Historical Society is working to create a landmark to honor and reflect on the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Mansfield Crisis, when whites prevented Black students from enrolling at Mansfield High School after a federal court ordered it to desegregate.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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The book states that, in 1957, Banks led a group of Rangers believed to have blocked Black students from enrolling at a local high school and community college.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Calling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calling%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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