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counterstroke

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as in stroke

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For the mother, severe hypertension can damage organs and increase the risk of stroke.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Also, the trial found that testosterone didn’t increase the risk of serious cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke in men at a higher risk of both conditions.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

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Monarch counters with senior athletes Sanje Fisher and Bryan Bynes, along with junior running back Keshawn Paschell.

— Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Tokar said that figure represents money spent at places such as hotels, rental car counters and restaurants — essentially spending that trickles down beyond the airport’s boundaries.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

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Ferran Torres Torres was not the first-choice striker for Spain at the World Cup, but that did not stop him from landing the decisive blow after his team-mates had spent 106 minutes dominating Argentina without a breakthrough.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
But the federal agency that has required companies to collect and report demographic workforce data since 1966 is now working to end that practice, a move some critics say would be a huge blow to civil rights enforcement.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Nearly 3,000 pounds of trash was removed from the Michaux State Forest in Pennsylvania, officials said.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Zhuque-3 can haul about 40,350 pounds (18,300 kilograms) to low Earth orbit, while the Falcon 9's LEO payload capacity is 50,265 pounds (22,800 kg).

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Despite the early date, the pelts were thick and lush with guard hairs reaching 11 inches.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
River otters were hunted by the thousands for their pelts in the 17th and 18th centuries, according to the Sacramento Zoo’s page about the animal.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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