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Blue light from screens suppresses melatonin by up to 80%, delaying sleep onset when viewed within an hour of bedtime and fragmenting deep sleep.—
John La Puma,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Democratic Party leadership has expressed serious concern about the crowded eight-candidate Democratic field fragmenting voter support, with state party chair Rusty Hicks explicitly urging struggling candidates to withdraw to prevent two Republicans from advancing to the general election.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Lenee has been getting the full internet treatment ever since Hunter became one of the biggest stars in college football, with fans dissecting her every move.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Instead of dissecting another unicorn performance from Jokic, the discussion focused on how Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert won the one-on-one matchup.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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All of which is great news for Adam Silver and everyone else pulling a paycheck from the league.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seated calf raises can lower post-meal blood sugar spikes by gradually pulling glucose from the bloodstream.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2026
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The shakeup in Kraft Heinz’s senior ranks is an initial step in CEO Steve Cahillane’s ambitious plan to turn around the company, instead of cleaving its top-performing condiments and boxed meals apart from its lower-growth grocery staples.—
Kristina Peterson,
Bloomberg,
18 Feb. 2026
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And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.—
Giovanna Caravetta,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2025
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Defendants misleading sales and advertising practices, along with bifurcating sales and marketing against the operation of the rental Program and debt enforcement, allowed Defendants to offload their supply of aging and stagnant inventory at an unlawful premium.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The war has closed the Strait of Hormuz, effectively cutting off one-fifth of global oil and LNG supplies.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The war has inflicted damage on the UAE’s energy infrastructure and blocked oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off a critical stream of dollar income.—
Maria Paula Mijares Torres,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy didn’t play at all last season after tearing his ACL, but after skipping the combine, was able to run during his pro day.—
Ben Kamisar,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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On the Sonora stage Sunday, the 22-year-old Newark rapper-producer who arrived at the current screaming catharsis via a circuit of molting SoundCloud-era microgenres was at once dangerously commanding and euphoric while tearing through highlights from last year’s Revengeseekerz.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Fragmentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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