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The remaining grassy lawn around the arena, on the other sides of the White House, has been fitted with supplemental spotlights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026 -
Some members of Congress beam under national spotlights and become household names (in households glued to cable political talk shows).—
Steve Israel,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
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But the ambition lands at a moment when the IMF is warning that East Africa’s macro buffers are thin, with the Iran war exposing structural weakness in economies dependent on oil and fertilizer imports, much of which passes through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, America supplied 69 percent of Israel’s major conventional arms imports between 2019 and 2023 and approved some $20 billion in arms sales to Israel in the weeks leading up to the Democratic National Convention.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Trusty said that the bond conditions have already had consequences for Rozier with the NBA.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Eaton testified that the men were involved in rival gangs — G-Mobb in south Sacramento, Garden Blocc Crips in North Sacramento and others that have battled over the decades — and crossed paths with deadly consequences at 10th and K streets.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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While the magnitudes and epicenter depths varied between the events, three of the four occurred offshore, limiting the immediate impact on populations but highlighting the area’s constant tectonic activity.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That means investors in that name and the other AI stocks expect the companies to keep ratcheting up their profit and revenue forecasts by large magnitudes in order to justify investors continuing to buy the shares.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
3 Nov. 2025
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This episode is hilarious, but it’s been so ruthlessly hacked down to giggle moments and ironic smash-cuts that important action and context are missing.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Parents stood with children draped in Algerian flags while groups of young adults posed for photos and older supporters shared memories of previous World Cups and historic national team moments.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Doctors lack the expertise and capacity to study variances of uncertain significances in detail.—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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The political exigencies that faced the American literary public were of a different set.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The twin exigencies of vengeance and regime survival may sustain Tehran’s violent and destabilizing impulses at home and across the region and extinguish any residual uncertainty about the merits of a nuclear deterrent.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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One simple explanation for Wyoming wolves having heavier weights, as wildlife managers point out in their report, is that most states just aren’t tracking wolf size as closely.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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Hold the weights in place with your hands.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
10 June 2026
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“Front burners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burners. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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