Once a hole is dug, a tall crane slowly slides in a rebar cage that resembles a wire mesh dinosaur spine so the hole can be filled with concrete.
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Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Newport Harbor’s defense dropped two players from Mater Dei’s right wing — known as the 4-5 side in water polo positions — to slow center Paige Segesman’s ability to attack with a strong left turn toward the cage.
Every morning sit down with a pen and paper and write three pages of whatever is in your head.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Officers arrived to find a large group of people were watching over a pen holding cash and drinking alcohol in the backyard where roosters were engaged in battle while a referee monitored the contest, the Sheriff's Office said.
Each year, more than 20 Bay Area artists create colorful and evocative designs for the 400-pound, 5-foot-tall heart sculptures that are eventually auctioned off with funds going to the Hospital Foundation.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
Eventually a team from TPWD arrived with a tanker truck to carry the fish back to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where all the Legacy Lunkers (largemouth bass weighing 14 pounds or more) are brought to carry on the state’s selective breeding program.
Which is why this vertical file fold technique can be a lifesaver.
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Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
In the last year, Minnesota has upgraded its in-arena lighting system, made a financial commitment to Kevin Garnett to bring the legend back into the organizational fold, as well as sporting a roster that’s over the salary cap.
The more than 15-acre property includes a chicken coop, a corncrib barn, a workshop, a garden, and dirt bike trails.
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The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Jan. 2026
Given that O’Keefe, her husband Ian and teenage sons Aidan and Tristan have two cats, a dog and chickens, everyone needs to be secure in their home — and the chickens in their coop — before nightfall.
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Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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