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In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months.—
Mitchell Schnurman,
Dallas News,
17 Mar. 2023 -
The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2023
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On the runway, the ensemble—which consisted of a cream-colored ruffled halter top and silk ball skirt—was shown with fabric connecting the top and the skirt, but Jenner opted to bare her stomach in between, making the skirt ultra low-rise.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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The cap-sleeve top feels polished enough for sightseeing, while the relaxed bottoms keep things comfortable.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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And yet, for the past 20 years, Ruzsa’s result has represented the pinnacle of progress on Chowla’s cosine problem.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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The broadcast hit its pinnacle when the announcers moved aside and showed Honnold making his way up the building.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Next week’s inaugural critical minerals summit in Washington marks the White House’s latest attempt to build a counterweight to China’s dominance of African mineral supply chains.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This change also fits in with the grand finale of Netflix's mystery hit.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
19 Jan. 2026
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As a Vikings season ticket holder, Fernandez captured the grand finale departure with her granddaughter.—
Marielle Mohs,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The woman used her headlamp light to alert crews and in a photo of the mountain her location can be seen as a white point of light in the vastness of the peak.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps no one understands the ambition of a coach who reached this NFL peak after a steep climb than a West Virginia kid who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd University.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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This weakening of the teeth of the apex predators could affect the broader marine ecosystem, too.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yamagami’s sister’s testimony was, as measured by the number of weeping observers, the emotional apex of the trial.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The frigid wind swirled off Lake Michigan as the crowd’s silence at Soldier Field shifted into a crescendo.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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To my left, the orchestra swelled into a powerful crescendo as the models took their places inside, soon joined by the choir.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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