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as in bankrupting
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as in depleting
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But the question of how to get landlords to deliver this housing without bankrupting their buildings matters just as much.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026 -
The indictment, unsealed in a federal courthouse in New York on Thursday, accuses Patrick James and Edward James of bankrupting First Brands and fraudulently obtaining billions of dollars behind the backs of the company's lenders and financing partners.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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That included center Marco Rossi going to the Canucks, depleting the Wild’s depth there while getting better on the blue line.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That included center Marco Rossi going to the Canucks, depleting the Wild's depth there while getting better on the blue line.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, your intake will determine how protein is used in the body, and there can be side effects of consuming too much, Pasquariello says.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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The parasite can cause severe neurological symptoms, with highest risk for those consuming raw freshwater crab, prawns, frogs, snails and unwashed produce.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Groups usually switch out the lead skier often to avoid exhausting one person.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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As these components segregate over generations, the gene drive becomes less functional, strategy that has been described as a means of developing self-exhausting gene drives that limit geographic distribution.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump has long mocked Bush for ruining his presidency by invading Iraq, and his administration over the past week has sought to downplay any parallels between Bush’s misadventures and its own attack on Iran.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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The White House believed that that Iran was intentionally ruining the Mideast peace process, and then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich had called Iran the most dangerous nation on Earth.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Many gardeners embrace biodiversity in turf areas to support pollinators, birds, and other wildlife while reducing the inputs needed for lawn maintenance.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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That means potentially shutting down or reducing ice time for some of its biggest stars who are playing through nagging injuries.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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UConn has nothing left to prove, so Auriemma sees no value in wasting energy worrying about where his team is going to land when the bracket goes live on Selection Sunday.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Then came the outbreak of a wasting illness called stony coral tissue loss disease - which spread from the area near the Port of Miami around the time of its 2014 dredging project - and a record heat wave in 2023.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Massive billionaire funding in the race from artificial intelligence interests operated largely outside public awareness, with super PACs spending enormous sums while deliberately avoiding transparency about their true policy priorities, particularly regarding AI regulation[1].—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Bank of America data also shows spending growth on fitness activities, such as gyms and golf, is much stronger for Millennials, and especially Gen Zers.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Impoverishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverishing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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