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Between weeks 10 and 14, retinoic acid (a Vitamin A derivative) first limits the initial production of blue cones, followed by thyroid hormones, which trigger any remaining blue cones to physically convert into red and green cones.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Though the holiday’s origins trace back to ancient China, it’s now celebrated across East and Southeast Asia and abroad.—
Phoebe Fry,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Feb. 2026
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The bill is now in the Senate after the House passed it on Wednesday.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
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The other half of that spacewalk, Christina Koch, is among the four Artemis II astronauts waiting to fly around the moon as early as March.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Paul Modrowski was 18 years old when prosecutors charged him and a co-defendant with the murder of a friend, Dean Fawcett, whose headless body was discovered months earlier near railroad tracks in Barrington.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But before long, Israel was launching thousands of air strikes not just into Gaza but also into Lebanon and Syria.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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The first whistles delivered by Hector Flores were gone before long.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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