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Noun
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Scoot Henderson went off for a season-high 31 points, pouring in 5-of-9 3-pointers, in Portland’s victory.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026 -
So there's been a couple of pointers in climate models or in previous studies that have indicated that the system of currents might be weakening.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Doctors would infuse a virus into her son's ears carrying a gene for a protein called otoferlin, which Travis was missing, hopefully restoring the ability of his brain to receive signals from his ears.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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This protein plays a role in transmitting pulses from cochlear cells within the ear to nearby nerves, which carry the signals on to the brain.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If your car is equipped with front radar or driver‑assist features, dirt on the sensor or slight misalignment from a parking‑lot bump could also be the culprit.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
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Researchers evaluated and recorded the same 28 characteristics for each species based on preexisting data from universities and government agencies, Nunez-Mir said.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Clean-up operations involve experts who calculate the risk of a criticality accident based on the characteristics of the material being moved, Rofer says.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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New Romantics keys into ’80s optimism and Victorian sensibilities through bright colors and fun silhouettes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Two Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, Anthony Chavez and Melissa Casias, vanished weeks apart in 2025 under nearly identical circumstances, each leaving behind their car, keys, wallet, and phone.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 6-3, 318-pound Hunter has good length (33 1/4-inch arms) but lacks explosive traits, as evidenced by his 21 1/2-inch vertical jump and 8-foot, four-inch broad jump.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Each has versatility and traits the Broncos like.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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While the minimum memecoin holdings to attend the TRUMP dinner at a Virginia golf club in 2025 was roughly $55,000, according to data from the analytics firm Nansen, one apparent invitee for the upcoming conference only held TRUMP tokens worth around $8,460 at the time that the leaderboard closed.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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As per the study, the power of this approach was demonstrated through over 50,000 experiments and the generation of 578 million data tokens.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Guideposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guideposts. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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