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as in groups
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as in parallels
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But the behavioral parallels to vertebrate REM sleep are striking.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Speaking to adult-industry stakeholders, the image that emerges from Radvinsky’s career parallels that of a much more prominent online platform billionaire.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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The vote marks the first time administrators have joined a strike alongside other LAUSD unions and aligns all three major labor groups in a coordinated potential walkout, raising the likelihood of widespread disruptions in the nation’s second-largest school district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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That uptick aligns with the latest JOLTS report from earlier this week, which showed hiring has fallen to its lowest rate since April 2020, a level previously seen only during the Great Recession.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, supreme commander of the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s second in command, and the highest-ranking surviving Nazi leader, steps out of the car, stands at attention to announce his surrender, and orders the soldiers to carry his bags.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Although the decision orders a re-sentencing, there's a chance Peters will be handed the same sentence again.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to The New York Times, Hegseth intercepted the Army’s promotion list, which consists mostly of white men, and struck off four officers—two Black men and two women—preventing them from advancing from colonel to brigadier general.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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Events like this also provide a way to bring the increasingly popular active-travel segment into the safari world, which, despite its rugged reputation, consists largely of being ferried about in Land Cruisers.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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That production, directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, seems completely deracinated on a set by Frederica Nascimento that registers no Brooklyn ZIP Code or locatable address anywhere.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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What once felt like a slow grind of scarcity now registers as something immediate.—
Thomas E. Franklin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sporting had also won all five of their Champions League home matches this season, including a stunning 5-0 comeback victory over Bodo/Glimt in the last 16, having lost the first leg 3-0 in Norway.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ziwe matches her dress to the carpet of The Drama New York City special screening on April 2.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Is there a law that sorts that out for us?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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The equipment uses an AI scanner to read the composition of such textiles and sorts them by fibers, after which they can be recycled.—
Tian MacLeod Ji,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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We were all equals at that point.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Limited supply plus high costs equals very expensive tickets.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Lines up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines%20up. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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