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After his father died from tuberculosis in 1846, Strauss and his sisters emigrated to New York City, where his two older brothers owned a wholesale dry goods business.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Mellone’s case would clarify the citizenship rights of the descendants of some 14 million Italians who emigrated between 1877 and 1914, according to Foreign Ministry statistics, and beyond.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Over the last 20 years, Too Short has released six more solo albums, toured the world and formed a supergroup—Mount Westmore—with Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and E-40.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Union-Tribune recently toured the 80-acre Hill District site, walking through dusty fields that will become a community park, and a large recreation center with a gym (managed by Fit, which has luxury gyms in Mission Beach and near Petco Park) and a 1,465-square-foot pool.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the pioneers of the frontier myth, however, these real people journeyed through the West not only from the East, but in many different directions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Defected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defected. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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