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Sunset and the other arteries became metal chokepoints; engines were rerouted or turned back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026 -
But now the cameras have been turned back on them.—
Craig Spencer,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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An airport worker checked a surveillance camera and saw a herd of deer in the same area but did not initially see the trespasser, Washington said.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Doyle checked those boxes and also had Jackson’s stamp of approval.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Police said Suarez was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Jessica Moncallo, 30, was arrested and booked into the Dawson County Jail on May 11 in connection with a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old driver on April 15 on County Road 18, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a press release on Tuesday, May 12.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Then they are stamped, stickered, barcoded and linked to the electronic catalog system.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The Palau Pledge, stamped into every visitor's passport on arrival, is a legally binding promise to act as a steward of the environment.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram on Thursday that Russia launched 675 drones and 56 missiles into the country overnight, of which 652 drones and 41 missiles were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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This not only suppressed uneven vertical phase distribution but also improved film uniformity across the devices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Athletes have been suspended or banned for gambling violations.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Their spa-like bathrooms take up almost half the floor plans and centre around a wall-less rain shower suspended from the ceiling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Verb
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For students whose school years were stunted by the COVID-19 pandemic, turning to social media for information can be natural.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Unlike his three sisters, Branwell, his artistic career stunted by alcoholism and an opium addiction, never published.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Clamped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamped%20down. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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