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Edens, a professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, testified about studies he’s been involved in that examined whether experts accurately predicted future violence by defendants believed to be a threat.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The authors looked at all sizes of flooding and examined separately what FEMA considers the most extreme, which are the top 1% of events.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The reason the research team believes Ryugu was bombarded by micrometeorites is due to a fine layer of sodium, just 10 nanometers thick, on the surface of the asteroid's fragments.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the fight over solar development, Heath said he was bombarded by just about every argument from critics — including claims that solar fields are a health hazard.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Her stunning 2025 debut, Waiting Room, interrogated horror and discomfort through probing and foreboding synthesizer drones and crackling bass; on Carve, she’s not done with her demons yet.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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The footage showed Miles tied up to a punching bag while being interrogated by Uncle Aaron and Prowler Miles creeping above on the ceiling.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a similar vein, the Business section featured an article on our inequitable national tax structure, which enables the wealthy to grow their wealth while most people, besieged by income taxes and rising property taxes, struggle.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Early on, the Biden team had been besieged with desperate pleas to ship more of the then scarce vaccine.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Cross-examined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examined. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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