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It’s managed by vigilantly avoiding animal products that could contain alpha-gal and working closely with doctors to find relief for symptoms and to prevent reactions.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026 -
Negative reactions were not just from the media.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Luis Esteves, director of the Irvine Great Park, outlined the new rebates OCPA offered this year, including a $1,000 rebate for home battery storage, up to $1,000 for home EV chargers and free home energy efficiency kits.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Shapiro's office, 522,434 rebates totaling more than $319 million were sent to Pennsylvanians who submitted a rebate application in 2024.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Seven top staff members of the state Attorney General's Office send a letter to the agency's human resources director, accusing Paxton of accepting bribes and abusing the power of his office.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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And sometimes backlashes are built out of nothing.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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And Target has also dealt with boycotts and backlashes to the company’s political and social stances, such as its rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion pledges and its decision not to publicly oppose the surge of immigration enforcement in its hometown.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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The local tourism bureau also offers a downloadable coupon book for even more vacation discounts.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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There will be no big Kirby Smart discounts applied here.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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There would be many other payoffs for fans who’d hungered for years to see America’s top soccer league come to San Diego.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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But it's been noticeable through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup payoffs that Makar has been dealing with lingering injury.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Their responses provide information about your external impact.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The team says the approach marks a significant departure from conventional cyborg insect systems, creating a bio-hybrid framework that works alongside the insect’s natural responses rather than overriding them.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Yes, the state more than doubled tax incentives for local production to $750 million beginning last summer.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Lawmakers also attempted to pass tax incentives for the industry in 2024 and 2025, but failed both years.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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“Kickbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickbacks. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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