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At the same moment Joel’s SUV enters the intersection on red, an eastbound Cadillac Escalade approaches on green and the two vehicles collide.
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Distant Lands approaches such feelings sidelong, as if acting casual will soften grief’s blow.
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The Texas report focuses on public institutions.
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But, putting a fifth megacap in the Dow to join Apple , Amazon , Nvidia , and Microsoft does serve as a zeitgeist moment for the market, as much of the Wall Street coverage outside financial media focuses on the Dow.
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In the morning, one of the creeks that converges with the Guadalupe on the camp’s 700 or so acres was too high for the older girls who bunk on Senior Hill to cross.
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When the two AIs eventually merge, what converges is identity.
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That’s the big question, as the start of the two-day NBA Draft on Tuesday nears.
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More than 300,000 federal student loan borrowers have recently exited the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan but millions more remain at risk as the July deadline nears.
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“Closes in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closes%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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