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as in groups
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as in parallels
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The fracturing of the television audience parallels the schisms in America’s political culture, with viewers and voters increasingly sheltering in partisan echo chambers.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026 -
The backstory Part of the National Register of Historic Places, Hotel Jerome’s history parallels that of Aspen’s.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mondays and Fridays see the highest number of teleworkers, and this aligns with the most driving and transit being used on days in the middle of the week.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The initiative aligns with other robotics testing programs underway within the Fincantieri Group, further broadening the scope of manufacturing processes that can be supported through advanced automation solutions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Judge orders his deportation An immigration judge ordered his removal in November, refusing to hear his asylum bid because he was found to be a human rights violator, according to an ICE spokesman and his lawyer.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors say once inside the bar, Burkes points the gun at Drysdale, orders her around the bar, and takes items from the cash register and office.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The president is seeking $10 billion in damages; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed last week that all of it would come from the Treasury General Account, which consists entirely of taxpayer dollars.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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This group consists largely of women who are very poor and have left the workforce to become caretakers.—
Samantha Liss,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is a part of the brain that registers pleasurable rewards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Registration is $50 for anyone who registers in February and increases to $60 on March 1, its website says.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Looking for the balance of gases in the atmosphere that matches the balance of today would be an example of overly restricting our search to planets that are similar to Earth in a way that would exclude most Earth-like planets throughout Earth’s entire history.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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If the product information matches the recall, stop feeding it to your baby immediately.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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Realignment is the process by which the UIL, the state’s governing body for high school sports, reassigns schools across Texas into classifications based on enrollment, and then sorts them into districts.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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This year's report includes new functions including Listening Age, which tells users how old their music tastes make them, and Clubs, which sorts listeners into groups based on their tastes.—
Hannah Hudnall,
IndyStar,
3 Dec. 2025
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The state’s current correctional system has a 40% vacancy rate which equals approximately 2800 vacant positions that has been vacant for the last six months.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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More gluten formation equals more chew.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Lines up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines%20up. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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