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Eaves throws up some Ls at that one.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026 -
Gilbert was off and running on contact and would’ve easily scored if Borg had waved him home, but Borg threw up the stop sign and Gilbert slammed on the brakes.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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That could leave states on the hook for millions of dollars to rebuild roads, schools and other infrastructure after tornadoes, floods and other disasters that do not cause enough widespread damage to meet the new criteria for federal assistance.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Tehran has touted the strait as a potential revenue stream that could help rebuild the country after destruction caused by American and Israeli strikes.—
Eleni Giokos,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Another $3 million is going toward retrofitting bus shields for bus operators.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other robotaxi developers are retrofitting existing vehicles like Hyundai Ioniq 5s with sensors and the computing power necessary for self-driving.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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As founder of Celera Genomics in 1998, Venter honed his method of decoding—whole-genome shotgun sequencing—which can rapidly sequence different parts of the genome at the same time and then uses machine learning to reassemble them in the right order.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Silos sell for around $10,000, but that doesn’t include the far higher cost to disassemble, drive and reassemble them, and install everything that’s inside, Tom Flohr said.—
Joe Marusak
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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Using this data, Xuan-Min Shao, a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was able to reconstruct the way the overall current moved during the start of these strikes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Frames were digitally reconstructed and the results were seamless.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Several of the films are among the most expensive ever made, and all of them combined have grossed more than seven billion dollars.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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All these factors combined lead to more walks.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Miami-Dade County leaders plan to redevelop the site into an open campus with a new theater, shops, and parking.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Farther south, David Martin’s Terra Group will redevelop the former site of the Deauville Hotel.—
Aaron Leibowitz
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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For instance, in 2020, Hendon’s lab helped devise a mathematical model for brewing the perfect cup of espresso, over and over, while minimizing waste.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Oak Park community united earlier this month to devise a plan to address public health in the absence of the hospital.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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