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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026 -
But Gen Z are increasingly heading back to shopping malls, driven by experiences and a desire to bust out of the isolation of home.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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While no single factor drives the wage gap, occupational segregation accounts for a large part of it.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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The prize is named after Atlanta’s 51st mayor, a businessman who argued that Atlanta could not be economically successful under racial segregation.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Simply adding insulation works wonders for many older buildings, and installing solar panels can cut electric bills to a trickle.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The chimneys have been rebuilt, insulation improved, and many of the home’s original windows restored, with others replaced where needed.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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The astronauts arrived here at their launch site on Friday (March 27) and are in a prelaunch health quarantine.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The crew has been in medical quarantine since March 18 to protect their voyage from hitchhiking germs.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The original 15-room home could only be reached by helicopter or yacht (the Transpeninsular Highway wasn't built until 1970) and the seclusion attracted Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Lucille Ball.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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The hotel, located in the popular beach town of Ksamil, is tucked away in a private corner of the community, providing easy access to its famed nightlife and delicious restaurants, but just far away enough to offer the right amount of seclusion.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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The bill would have required a carbon storage operator to receive approval from a county legislative body or plan commission if the sequestration project would transport or store carbon dioxide outside the county where it’s generated.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.—
Cami Koons,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fuel shortages, driven by the blockade and energy trade restrictions, have culminated in two island-wide blackouts in recent days.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait on Tuesday said Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz amounts to an economic blockade of Gulf Arab oil producers, warning that the impact is beyond catastrophic and will trigger a domino effect across the world.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Counterblockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblockade. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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