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Noun
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday Ukraine is ready to mirror any ceasefire steps, having earlier proposed to Russia a pause in attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter holiday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
While 10,000 steps has long been promoted as a daily goal, studies have shown that many health benefits—especially for older adults—can occur at lower step counts.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Confirm timing, assign ownership, and keep things clear.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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But things got wild when the robot started break dancing and bashing itself into a million robotic pieces.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chatty Mercury in your 11th House of Friends conjoins fiery Mars there, so teamwork speeds up and plans move from ideas to actions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The startup released in February various updates intended to help software developers, including giving AI agents the ability to test their coding changes and record their actions via videos, logs and screenshots.—
Deirdre Bosa,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beijing calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, Xi was cited as saying by Xinhua, while supporting all efforts conducive to restoring peace and remaining committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Victims are stripped of their social networks, of their means, of their access to resources like finances.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Elsewhere on the project, Bowlin, aided by producer David Ferguson (Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson), moves between honky-tonk-laden melodies and murder ballads, sometimes even dipping his toe into the sphere of alternative rock.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Here's what's real, based on Samsung and Google's latest moves.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the Moon moves into Cancer, your attention shifts to spending, priorities, and the habits tied to both.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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So instead of one rigid interaction style, Alexa+ shifts its behavior depending on the task.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After the team shared results with state officials, DTSC committed to perform soil testing at 100 homes that had their work done early in the process, before procedures underwent an overhaul.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Commissioner issues his findings in his investigation into allegations of sign-stealing by the 2018 Boston Red Sox, in the wake of a similar investigation into the illicit doings of the 2017 Houston Astros.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some papers have lifestyle sections that could be defined as entertainment or celebrity-driven—not much of a change in philosophy from the old women’s/society sections, which concentrated on the doings of the local rich and influential.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Countersteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersteps. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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