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Symptoms can include abdominal pain or discomfort, blurred or double vision, dilated pupils, dizziness, drooping eyelid, dry or sore throat, facial muscle paralysis, nausea or vomiting, swollen belly, and trouble swallowing and speaking.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
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Greenwood was previously diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, but said that might not be a factor in what caused her heart attack last year, per the BBC.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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One tiny root invades and expands over time, enlarging holes and allowing more roots to grow inside.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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The agency – while still enlarging its footprint across the country – may adopt more targeted, less public tactics going forward, according to reporting by CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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AllHere’s founder was arrested and accused of defrauding investors of nearly $10 million by inflating her company’s revenue and customer numbers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Particularly important are removing the regulations inflating refining costs in the state and overly restricting gas supply options.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Throughout these years, Ma began to feel an increasing sense of remorse at his complicity in this system, which sparked deeper soul-searching around his identity as a Muslim, and what that meant within Chinese society.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Beef prices have been increasing since the beginning of the decade.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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The fork in the road was right there in front of them, one a direction of resetting, one of augmenting.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Preservation was part of the conversation when the two connected, but both were also focused on revitalization and augmenting the structure’s old-world charms with something fresh and modern.—
Lina Lecaro,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Medics rushed him in critical condition to Brookdale University Hospital with bleeding and swelling on the brain, according to court papers.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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In South Carolina, multiple people, including children, have been hospitalized with a form of brain swelling called encephalitis, which can lead to permanent intellectual disability or deafness, and in some cases turn fatal.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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In his closing remarks at the congress, Kim doubled down on expanding the nation’s nuclear arsenal.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The company currently has 282 active customers and are expanding each day.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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As a result, forward profit margin expectations are actively accelerating for companies successfully utilizing AI.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Such a visit could be the ticket to turning down the temperature in a rapidly accelerating sub-regional showdown whose costs will be borne by the sub-region’s approximately 200 million people.—
Cameron Hudson,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Dilating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilating. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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