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Bailey says one of the women, who is from Latin America, has been especially worried about sticking out in an overwhelmingly white community.—
Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026 -
There were no doorframes, there were missing floor tiles, and electrical wires were sticking out all over the place.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
6 May 2026
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He's also found that AI often provides incorrect information in projecting Social Security scenarios, which can be highly complex given the federal program's 22,000 pages of rules.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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That will make projecting spots 49 to 53 at other positions way more interesting in late August.—
Pete Sweeney
May 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Extending (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extending%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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