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Noun
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Without inundation, the eggs will dry up.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026 -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new daily sargassum inundation risk map shows high risk levels of sargassum along the Florida Keys on Thursday, May 21.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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The surge in attacks has been fueled by several factors.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The Garden crowd didn’t really start to rock until Anunoby’s three-pointer capped an 11-2 surge that cut it to 40-38.—
Brian Mahoney,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Rather than focusing on current losses and cash outflows, Cramer argued that many investors are buying into Elon Musk's long-term vision and a pipeline of projects that may take years to fully materialize.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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One natural guess is that galaxies above the critical mass simply lose more of their normal matter to outflows from supernovas and active galactic nuclei.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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Assemblyman Alex Bores is locked in a tight race ahead of the June 23 primary and may have benefitted from a flood of attack advertising sponsored by tech billionaires who don’t like his focus on regulating artificial intelligence.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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State workers from six departments were bestowed with California’s highest honor for public employees who have performed daring rescues in extreme conditions, including floods, wildfires and active shooter incidents.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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And then second of all, to just feel the outpouring.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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In both residential areas, the tragedies were met with an outpouring of shock, grief and demands for answers.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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While a few storms will be possible, the current forecast does not suggest a washout.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The two subsequent washouts have given Sri Lanka a 1-0 series victory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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The bill’s passage comes as GOP leadership has become increasingly frustrated with the usage of discharge petitions, a tool that used to be rare, to take vote-scheduling power out of the hands of the majority.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
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Seven Republicans joined Democrats in signing the discharge petition to get the Faster Labor Contracts Act to the House floor.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Indonesia’s foreign-exchange reserves fell for a fifth straight month in May, underscoring the cost of policymakers’ efforts to steady the rupiah after its slide to a record low.—
Grace Sihombing,
Bloomberg,
8 June 2026
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That defied an almost 27% plunge in sales of new EVs and a 7% slide in overall new-vehicle deliveries.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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“Engulfment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfment. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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