Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German who had roamed the frontier for decades, learning the Indian languages and befriending Indian leaders, including some who encountered Washington in Ohio.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
The dinosaur roamed across what is now Montana and Wyoming, and across the western United States, which most likely looked like the Louisiana floodplain all those millions of years ago.
Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
The next day, Singleton hopped on a call with her for an hour and a half.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
Prior to his work on Valerie, Storm hopped over to feature films to direct the vampire movie spoof Once Bitten, which starred the then-up-and-coming actor Jim Carrey opposite Lauren Hutton.
Now, in the hot and humid Laotian early summer, their team trekked four kilometers through dense jungle in search of the missing men, in an area about 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of the lush, scenic backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Crowds of new learners trekked to language intensives at a stately Tudor home known as the Esperanto House in a village near Stoke-on-Trent, the hub of England’s post–World War II Esperantist activity.
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