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The tensions inside the AP — and Rinehart’s articulation of a case many managers believe but are reluctant to make — reveal a broader conflict playing out across the media over how AI should be applied within journalism, a costly craft filled with strong-willed individuals.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Both marina managers said access will be more difficult.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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What father would ever allow such devastation, assuring fellow patriarchs that their lives without sons would be ruined forever?—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps, for a man who has always lived in the shadow of distant patriarchs, the only thing worse than perpetually wondering what his father really thought would be finding out for sure.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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County supervisors ordered staff to develop a plan to speed up the payments.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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At the meeting, supervisors wanted to know what's going on.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The movie is all about old-timers, and it’s filled with real old-timers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Age mandates for trees worry some environmentalists Woodlands that are healthy, biodiverse and able to provide food and habitat for myriad species usually have a mix of tree types, from skinny saplings to looming old-timers.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Jan. 2026
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If that number is amount is exceeded, and some schools have reached that point in Southeast Michigan, superintendents need to ask state officials for additional emergency days or start scheduling makeup days.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Funding for substitutes and bus drivers were also noted as needs by more than 50 percent of superintendents; 64 percent needed more funding for Alternative Learning Centers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Specialists in geriatrics know that most falls have multiple causes – and that practical steps like reviewing medications or improving home safety can prevent the next one.—
Jerry Gurwitz,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Single Leg Stand Standing on one leg may sound simple, but the exercise can help build strength and improve balance, according to Robyn Culbertson, PT, DPT, a physical therapist specializing in geriatrics and spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s figure doesn’t conform to findings by retirement professionals such as the 401(k) overseers at Bank of America.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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However, to remain in Illinois and build on the former Arlington Park site, the Bears need a mega-projects bill to pass through Springfield that would enable the overseers of major construction projects across the state to negotiate property tax responsibilities with local municipalities.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Now, skippers compete in races on different classes of ice boats.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Gaffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffers. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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