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During his temporary leadership, FEMA ceased door-to-door canvassing to reach survivors after disasters, and canceled a multibillion-dollar resilience grant program, since restored by a federal judge.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026 -
The president told Congress on May 1 that hostilities had ceased, on the day that would have been the deadline for congressional authorization.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Lawyers for Musk and OpenAI concluded their closing arguments on Thursday after three weeks of proceedings.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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In a statement to this news organization, the sheriff’s office said that probe concluded that the latter claims were unfounded.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Like Glenn, Johnson became the Bears coach after the Lions finished 15-2 in 2024.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Kankakee Community College commit Landon Ehman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Mason Almazan allowed one run over the final two innings to earn the victory on the mound.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Amazon Today, which used Flex drivers to pick up orders from malls and retailers, was discontinued in late 2024 after drivers often left stores with just one or two items.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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The basic plan has been discontinued.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Can the textpocalypse be stopped?—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Otherwise, the Canadiens were stopped on their first shot and scored on their next three in Game 6; the Sabres were stopped on their first shot and scored on three straight against Jakub Dobeš in Game 5.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Graduate students are being lost, postdocs are not being hired, high-quality research is being terminated.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Spears had an infamously contentious relationship with the press, and paparazzi in particular, in the 2000s, prior to her 13-year conservatorship, which was ultimately terminated in late 2021.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Gas exports from Qatar and the UAE have largely halted since the war began, although a few tankers have made it out in recent weeks.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Iran has told the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that non-hostile vessels can still transit Hormuz with coordination, but Reuters reported that the war has all but halted shipments of about a fifth of the world's oil and LNG through the strait.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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After the review, McNabb was assessed a five-minute major penalty for interference and a game misconduct that ended his night.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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After one more look-ahead sizzle reminding the audience about the power of WBD’s IP, the show ended at just about 10 minutes over the hour mark.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Desisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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