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Reductions to international student visas and the Big Beautiful Bill’s restrictions on federal student loans also serve to cost universities money.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Several neighboring cities have also eased restrictions.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Colorado is among several states to prohibit or severely limit the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by police officers.—
Morgan Lee,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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These agreements have quietly become one of the most consequential and least examined restraints on the dynamism of the American labor market, but that’s beginning to change.—
Morris M. Kleiner,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The interest highlights a broader global scramble for copper, one in which supply constraints are colliding with soaring demand from electric vehicles and power grids.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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By the 1980s, Agüero was among the many filmmakers working in Chile’s growing advertising industry, struggling with the practical constraints of moviemaking under the Pinochet dictatorship while also trying to find his cinematic voice.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The midtown road was resurfaced with new sidewalks and curbs.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Many countries around the world have moved to restrict children’s use of many digital platforms on the heels of Australia’s landmark curbs on social media, though there is debate about whether gaming services should be included.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The main hindrances then became the remoteness of the Moreton Bay district, the lack of understanding of the region in Sydney, and the consequent small number of settlers—no more than 2,000 in the mid-1840s.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Extending assistance to children braving learning hindrances, such as ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), dyslexia, and executive dysfunction, the program aims to offer support to the aspiring young scholars in need.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Shoppers can enjoy up to 25 percent off sitewide with ourcode, PEOPLE25, including editor- and celeb-worn necklaces (Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes are both fans), best-selling bracelets, and stackable ring sets.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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School officials said athletes will also wear tributes in their honor, including helmet stickers, black armbands, and bracelets supporting Jamison's recovery.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Throughout these pages, Hutchinson expresses a deep love of prose, of its grand possibilities and subtle confinements.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Once a technically complicated legal rarity used to challenge improper incarcerations, habeas corpus petitions have become the predominant avenue for immigrants seeking release from detentions that increasingly end only with a deportation order.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Enchainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainments. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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