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The breach created chaos across California university campuses this week, interrupting classes, assignments and finals preparations for hundreds of thousands of students and professors.—
Kelvin Chan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026 -
Elizabeth continues to be an infuriating character, interrupting with rude and unhelpful asides throughout the entire family meeting, casually gnawing on an orange slice as Greg and Katie have a heart-to-heart across the table.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Experts and congressional aides have said that Iran was likely able to preserve some of its arsenal by deploying decoys and dispersing weapons around the country.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Johnson mentioned the possibility of Mexican wolves dispersing into Texas from the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area, which covers portions of Arizona and New Mexico south of Interstate 40.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 1984 rodeo made a profit of $23,000, but administrators cited additional and prohibitive costs as the reason for discontinuing future rodeos.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Kleven, who apologized before addressing the council, said his parent company had made some changes, including discontinuing the Landmark series of homes, which had been part of the Heron Landing plans.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Honduras established diplomatic ties with China in 2023 after breaking off relations with Taiwan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Filed by First Nations groups in Alberta, the lawsuit argues that the province breaking off from Canada would violate treaty rights.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 May 2026
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County public health officials directed ambulances to stop transporting patients to Anaheim Global Medical Center, suspending the general hospital’s designation as an emergency receiving center as of Wednesday, May 6.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Spirit Airlines credit cards remain active despite the airline suspending flight operations.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Joined by bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis, the group released two albums and toured regularly before disbanding amicably in 1995.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
5 May 2026
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The Sequence became the first female hip-hop act to sign with Sugar Hill Records and released three albums before disbanding in 1985.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Intermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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