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Lending more credence to that theory is Dell’s explanation when asked about disabling HEVC support in November.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026 -
To qualify for the Alsip housing, residents must be chronically homeless and have a disabling condition, which Rounds said often prevents them from working or living independently.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Victor Glover described peering at the long shadows of the lunar terminator through a telephoto lens and suddenly feeling transported down to that airless, forbidding landscape and imagining himself off-road driving among jagged peaks.—
Andrew Chaikin,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Upending a delicate balance Our original Constitution refers to religion only in forbidding any religious test to hold public office.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Disempowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempowering. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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