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Trump largely reiterated his red lines in the address, maintaining that the mission is necessary to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Before this hearing, a dependency investigator obtains medical records and interviews caregivers, babysitters, relatives, therapists, the kids themselves, and, ideally, the parents.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Congress does not have a yay or nay on the merger, but Democratic lawmakers have warned of investigations and other actions, something that will prove much more salient if the party gains control of one or more chambers in the midterms.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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And as the movement gains traction, psychologists are stepping in to analyze the phenomenon and its place in public discourse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Founded by Aurelie Fontan, Meredith Wood and Christopher Ferguson in the United Kingdom, the approach extracts natural pigments from plants grown on polluted land while contributing to soil restoration.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nothing is more onerous than big tech, which extracts both natural and human resources and erodes our ability to self-govern.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Everything worked out in the end—and wedding culture was changed forever—but needless to say, the wedding episode pulls the curtain back in spectacular fashion.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Smith works with jewelers and secondhand dealers to purchase and loan pieces, pulls from her own vast collection, and has partnerships with luxury brands like Omega, Rado, Cartier, Hublot, Longines, and Apple.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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That Hayley — who reveals herself to be a former escort hired by Whitney — plays such a pivotal role as both a convenient victim and the one who actually procures young women for Whitney’s blackmail schemes is another point where reality and fiction begin to dovetail.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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The state Department of Transportation, which procures road salt for many cities and towns, could not provide more to assist in the immediate clean-up of this storm.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Waymo may need to assuage their concerns, as well as those related to their vehicles’ safety, before the company secures legislative approval in the Land of Lincoln.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Certain vehicles may have been built without the cotter pin that secures the brake booster pushrod to the brake pedal, potentially causing the brake booster pushrod to separate from the brake pedal, according to the notice.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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The attacks on Iran have already sent US gasoline prices higher, and will likely continue to climb as the war drags on.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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That's straining operating costs and ticket prices, both of which could become more expensive if airlines have to pay more for fuel the longer the war drags on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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For now, iSales is a 50-person team mostly based in Shanghai’s Pudong district, where Pan said the startup gets free office space courtesy of the local government, along with subsidies to use Chinese AI models.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The operation will curtail oil shipments from Iran to China, which gets 90 percent of its oil from Tehran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Coaxes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxes%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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