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Noun
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These jets can help scientists better understand how black holes help shape galaxies and other cosmic structures through large-scale shocks and turbulence.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Hungry black holes are the hidden architects of the cosmos.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Currently the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans have vacancies.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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While board members agreed to eliminate the positions of dozens of teachers who are not based at specific schools, Hepburn said there’s so much turnover among teaching staff that they should easily get placed in schools to fill vacancies and are at low risk for being laid off.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Minted gold bars Minted gold bars are made from refined gold that’s rolled into thin strips, cut into blanks and stamped with a high-pressure press.—
Jessica Walrack,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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