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Throw in the early 20th-century beginnings of beach culture and the development of polarization in 1936, and sunglasses were here to stay.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 June 2026 -
Texas is split down the middle on which issue should take priority — stopping voter fraud or preventing eligible citizens from being turned away at the ballot box — as a poll shows the split is not a sign of moderation but of deep partisan polarization.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Relying on hyper-segmentation is at the core of Ground Up’s growth strategy.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Given increasing market segmentation, companies may decide to focus on only one or more segments.—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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The octopus had been preserved in formaldehyde, which halts decomposition.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Depending on soil temperature and moisture, the number of microorganisms in the soil, and the carbon content of the wastes, decomposition will occur in one month to one year to feed plant root systems.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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The Microsoft diffusion report measures behavior, not sentiment—but the two datasets, read together, suggest adoption and attitude appear to be moving in the same direction, along the same political geography.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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The contraction also extends to its Asian diffusion line, G Givenchy, which previously maintained a notable presence in second- and third-tier cities.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
25 May 2026
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Skyline Meadows The Planning Board agreed Tuesday night to continue a public hearing at a later date regarding a Charlotte developer’s request to rezone 15 acres in fast-growing southeast Mooresville for a 38-home subdivision.—
Joe Marusak
May 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Backyards had been slowly disappearing ever since the adjacent subdivision’s construction in the mid-1950s.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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The dispersion has already begun and will continue over a 120-day period.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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The result is not unity, but dispersion.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee.—
Jakub Grygiel,
Washington Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Dichotomization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomization. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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