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Where to stay Time to head north – more specifically Sapa, the mountainous region close to Vietnam’s border with China.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
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Adding garlic reflects traditional recipes from Lebanon’s mountainous regions, while pomegranate molasses (a popular addition in Syria), gives depth and robust sweetness to the zingy sumac dressing.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The traditional Palm Sunday procession normally sees tens of thousands of Christians from around the world walk from the Mount of Olives down the narrow, hilly streets toward the Old City, waving palm fronds and singing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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The traditional Palm Sunday procession normally sees tens of thousands of Christians from around the world walk from the Mount of Olives down the narrow, hilly streets toward the Old City, waving palm fronds and singing.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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For decades, the ancient town of Akre, nestled against craggy mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has been the focal point for Nowruz celebrations.—
March 25,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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While consumers worldwide face steep price hikes, Brazilian gasoline prices rose just 5% in March — compared to 30% in the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The beatdown started with a low crawl up King’s steep gravel driveway.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the unit itself, The Avery markets a full-service lifestyle — more of a vertical resort than traditional condo building — where the amenities are part of the pitch.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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His most successful offenses in Baltimore were built around one of the most dynamic, dual-threat quarterbacks in NFL history, Lamar Jackson, who could toggle between power run concepts, RPO-heavy designs, and vertical play-action shots.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The material is stronger under compression perpendicular to the grain than the original spruce timber, explains Ronny Kürsteiner, who developed the process as part of his doctoral thesis.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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An equinox is when the Earth’s axis is perpendicular to the sun, resulting in nearly equal times of daylight and night.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Hillocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hillocky. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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