For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.
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The Spruce,
The Spruce,
25 Aug. 2026
Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.
There are no instructions handed out, no pregame walkthroughs.
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Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2026
City officials estimate that 9,000 to 10,000 migrants — including about 2,000 minors — could still be in the city, based on the number of daily food rations handed out by aid groups.
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Antonio Sempere,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Aug. 2026
For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.
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Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
20 Aug. 2026
The retailer expanded the space allotted for Asian food products by about 75% and beefed up offerings of noodles and snacks in the category after sales rose more than 25% in the last year.
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Jack W. Hill,
Arkansas Online,
15 July 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones responded to the fine by saying the Cowboys would appeal but understood why it was doled out.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Aug. 2026
Heading into the final weekend of the primary, the two gubernatorial frontrunners remain the biggest recipients of the state’s matching fund program that has doled out $3 million so far this election cycle.
The rule requires election officials to submit each mail voter’s name and address to a new USPS portal, along with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes assigned to the envelopes used to send and return that voter’s ballot.
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Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2026
Such was the case for David Dastmalchian, who was filming 2021’s The Suicide Squad in Panama when the CDS assigned him a new feline companion.
The group has constructed more than 820 all-terrain wheelchairs; fabricated 900 orthotics and prosthetics; and distributed more than 740 hearing aids.
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Allie Torgan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2026
The decline in applications was unevenly distributed across institutions, with data suggesting a larger cushion for the most competitive universities than for those with a lower global profile.
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