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Europe has struggled to unite to meet the challenges of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the last four years.—
Domi Suskova,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026 -
The new government took office a day before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After one incident, he was docked $35,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and throwing the ball into the stands after his ejection from a game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The partial ejection of this envelope would then reveal the two stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Signed in May 1977, the order mandates that federal agencies avoid, to the extent possible, the long- and short-term adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of floodplains.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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For the Lunar New Year, the company said the top 10 destinations, with hotel occupancy rates of 90% or higher, were all located in southern or coastal cities, including Sanya in the tropical island province of Hainan.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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That’s why the casting of nonprofessionals is at the core of the modernist project of cinematic demystification, the stripping of theatrical artifice to arrive at an essence—whether social, spiritual, formal, or emotional.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Scientists call this process ram-pressure stripping.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Officially, Buc-ee's is suing IP Holdings for trademark infringement and unfair competition.—
Rhyma Castillo,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Creative companies have raised concerns about copyright infringement from the proliferation of generative AI tools.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those under occupation, dictatorship, persecution, and those experiencing genocide.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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The British, having escaped German occupation, could still indulge in military pomp; elsewhere in Western Europe, martial pride and overt patriotism were distasteful reminders of a dark past.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ortiz Betancourt has an additional misdemeanor count of operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver, while Torrealba-Pajaro has misdemeanor counts of resisting law enforcement and unlawful encroachment on a law enforcement officer.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kamara was removed from the post late last year, accused by the environment minister of failing to address the encroachment.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Putin denounced that interception as an act of piracy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Worse still, the world’s navies are simply not equipped to provide the level of protection required against terrorism, piracy, and regional wars.—
David Szondy
February 15,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Deforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforcement. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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