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Pakistan's army chief said lasting peace depends on Kabul cutting ties with militants targeting his country.—
SUZAN FRASER AND MUNIR AHMED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026 -
On Monday, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari defended the ongoing fighting with Afghanistan, saying Islamabad had tried all forms of diplomacy before targeting militants operating from Afghan territory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
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Qatari fighters shot down two Iranian bombers.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Listen to me, especially you, and especially CNN, and the secretary of defense, cares deeply about our war fighters and our men and women in uniform.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Diehards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diehards. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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