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Sam El-Said and his wife were riding scooters after a date night along the boardwalk when a swarm of several dozen teenagers on e-bikes sped by them.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
12 May 2026 -
The scaled down and sped up microhubs that are designed to handle 30-minute orders represent another step in Amazon’s pursuit.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The intense recruitment drive has accelerated since January, reflecting the increasingly crucial role of drone warfare in the conflict, now into its fifth year.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Plans for how the offense, defense and special teams were going to look needed to be accelerated.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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But as the season has progressed and the pressure has increased, their margins of victory have become tighter.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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As Dan’s relationship with Kolkena progressed, Betty reportedly left vulgar and threatening messages on the couple’s answering machine, prompting Dan to threaten criminal contempt action, according to the Los Angeles Times.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The team had been checking for ruins around the Bauhaus retail center before further commercial development proceeded in the area, continuing work started in 2011 with the discovery of an early Christian church there.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone as negotiations proceeded Sunday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Minutes before the opening of his latest show, artist Gary Baseman, dressed as a retro diner cook, in a red-orange jumpsuit, white apron and hat, paced around Johnie’s Coffee Shop, moving art frames from one counter to another and adjusting the position of a cartoon cat plush toy.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Rui Hachimura paced the Lakers with 21 points (going 5 for 8 from 3-point range), while LeBron James added 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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In a clip from the wedding, captured by CBS LA, the couple marched down the aisle to a dramatic stretch of the Star Wars soundtrack.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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At the same time, a group of Palestinians marched through the Giardini wearing the names of artists who have been killed in Gaza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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In boys volleyball, Lake Brantley, Horizon and Lake Howell advanced to the state finals.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Canyon advanced after beating Clint 12-1 (5 innings) and 14-0 (5).—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
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“Fast-forwarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forwarded. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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