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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026 -
But the unpaid bills kept accumulating, and no new accounts were made.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Rather than grouping artists around a theme, curator Miguel Rodez invited each participant to work within the circular format while maintaining their own visual language.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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One approach is to organize agendas more intentionally, grouping high-interest items separately and allocating more time where community impact is greatest.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Let the cake cool completely before assembling.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2026
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Back in the 1960s, when the chain was new, assembling your own salad was an eyebrow-raising innovation.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Leung has been a fixture of Chinese-language cinema for more than four decades, amassing upward of 100 screen credits and working with some of the most distinguished directors in world cinema, among them Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, John Woo, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tran Anh Hung and Ildikó Enyedi.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fred Tibbetts coached high school girls’ basketball for almost three decades, amassing more than 500 wins, including a 111-game winning streak and seven undefeated championship seasons.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Platforms should be prohibited from collecting or selling sensitive data from users under 18, and default settings should be the highest level of privacy.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The system is installed over existing gutters and has a slight pitch that helps debris slide off, rather than collecting on the surface.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Space plants three feet apart for massing in borders and beds or to plant a low hedge.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.—
Jared Bahir Browsh,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The extra fees are becoming so high not because ships are piling up at the canal, but rather because of last-minute shifts and greater urgency for vessels to pass through in the wake of broader trade chaos, Vásquez said.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bullpen injuries continue piling up.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Embanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embanking. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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