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Besides the pledge to increase defense spending, the defense chiefs said their countries are taking concrete steps to improve readiness and deterrence, with Britian building six new munitions factories and Germany repositioning troops near its eastern border.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Nuclear deterrence is set to be a hot topic at the conference.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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The council keeps losing court battles on issues ranging from its Voter ID law to its efforts to censor library books to its thwarting of state housing laws.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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That said, the good outweighs the baffling.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Low-water crossings may be flooded.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Janagarajan threw himself into the community, volunteering as a school crossing guard and serving as director of his neighborhood’s homeowners association.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Soko has developed specific products for this problem, including SuperCast, which completes the neutralization of the oxidizing agents, removes the residues and eliminates yellowing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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Researchers revealed that the high-voltage output facilitates the neutralization and collection of dust and moisture by generating negative ions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Late last month, HHS referred Harvard for debarment, which would block the institution from receiving any federal funds in the future.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rosen has voiced frustration with the prospect of having supported Measure A and still bracing for heavy cuts to his office.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The year before, Jackson had been involved in a demonstration that closed part of the Dan Ryan Expressway, a mass expression of frustration over gun violence.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Simmons, a sophomore from Duncanville just south of Dallas, has certainly racked up his share of checkmates over the past two seasons with 20 total sacks.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Dec. 2025
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And then in the third round of chess – checkmate.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Determent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determent. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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