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Wind gusts reached up to 110 mph, damaging homes throughout the city as the storm moved northeast.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Days of severe storms to come The shift in the weather pattern that sparked Thursday night’s storms will keep the threat level elevated for damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes in the central US into early next week.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Crude oil also disrupts animals’ nervous systems, Grosell added, impairing their senses and ability to navigate, process input, and properly orient themselves in their environment.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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The now former Hungarian leader has been widely criticized for dismantling or impairing many democratic institutions including the Constitution, law courts and the media, and packing influential committees with loyalists.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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With less threat of high inflation hurting the economy, a sustained drop in oil prices could convince the Federal Reserve to resume its cuts to interest rates to help the economy.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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My head was hurting really bad.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Commission is investigating whether that move is harming consumers and the broadcast-television industry.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sargassum is floating macroalgae that has inundated beaches in Florida and the Caribbean since 2011, damaging tourism, harming the health of humans and marine life and costing local governments millions of dollars a year to clean up.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Returning Wednesday against the Twins would mean Soto missed 15 games after injuring his right calf while running the bases on April 3 in San Francisco.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the 1990s, the city of Carrollton came under scrutiny after killing and injuring birds in a rookery.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Around 80% or lower means the battery is wearing out.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Will the novelty of an MLB franchise hosting home games in California’s capital for the first time fade in the A’s second season, wearing out like the pitcher’s mound in the eighth inning?—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Tate is not washing out.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tiny water droplets can scatter light, washing out the vivid reds and oranges.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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In some ways, the Wolfpack were already destined for a reset, with veterans like Tre Holloman, Darrion Williams, Quadir Copeland and Ven-Allen Lubin all exhausting their eligibility.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Instead, America seems to be exhausting itself and its arsenals in the Middle East.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Invaliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invaliding. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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