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These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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The one on her thumb freezes Greta.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Any decision that freezes rents will be inseparable from Mamdani’s political agenda and will give rise to the obvious appearance of bias and undue influence.—
Christian Browne,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The initially soft capsule is further processed in a specialized structure called the ventral pedal gland near the muscular foot of the whelk, which cross-links the capsule proteins and hardens the structure before it is laid.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Gulf’s stance hardens There have been strong signs that the Gulf’s collective patience has been wearing thin.—
Holly Ellyatt,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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