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And, that the equivalent of a truckload of clothing is being incinerated or dumped in a landfill every second.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Photograph by Serhiy Morgunov The drone’s explosion incinerated the doors of Nataliia’s apartment.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The race to build data centers and deploy more complex AI systems that can complete tasks with limited oversight, known as agentic AI, has ignited fervent demand for central processing units, or CPUs.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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In an election, Ralph is voted tribal leader, while Jack and his choir boys reluctantly accept the responsibilities of hunting and keeping the fire — ignited with the help of Piggy’s thick spectacles — going.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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The Hawks, however, torched the Knicks in transition, scoring 20 fast break points to New York’s 15 and 21 points off turnovers to 18 for the Knicks.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In Australia, synagogues were firebombed, cars torched and Jewish community buildings defaced – the types of attacks recently seen in the United Kingdom that have prompted calls for a crackdown on antisemitism.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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But Jones only lit a fuse that had been slowly burning in Romans for a lifetime.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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That's when the lunar disk will pass opposite the sun in Earth's sky, appearing fully lit by the sun's rays.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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“Cremated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremated. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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