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Recent Examples of micronizeThankfully they’ve have been upgraded in recent years to be micronized so the white cast isn’t as noticeable.—Holly Carter, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
It was stained in several places, disintegrating around the edges, and already yellowing due to years of exposure to air and sunlight and, quite possibly, pipe tobacco.
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Darcy Ballantyne
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
And come November, free agency could disintegrate the Phillies’ core.
From coast to coast, the trendiest cafes these days are peddling ceremonial-grade expressions of the revered style of green tea that’s been powdered and celebrated in China and Japan for centuries.
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Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
More items, including frozen pizzas sold at Aldi, Zapp's and Dirty-brand chips, several Ghirardelli Chocolate Company powdered beverages and more were recalled due to potential contamination from the powdered milk.
Mexicans milling through the busy Hidalgo metro station pointed and laughed, occasionally snapping pictures of the face-lift that has become the subject of a cascade of internet memes.
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Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
Videos taken at the event appear to show officers pinning youth down, with one young person placed in handcuffs and young people milling around the carnival area of the annual festival.
Since then, growing economic strain has been reported, with businesses crushed by high prices, supply-chain disruptions, internet blackouts and rising unemployment.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Inland Empire cities in the path of the notorious San Andreas fault haven’t ordered the retrofit or demolition of old brick buildings, which could rain debris capable of crushing pedestrians, cars and buses with deadly force onto sidewalks and streets during shaking.
And don't pulverize clay into dust—this worsens soil compaction.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
In another, a judge mulling permanent restrictions on ICE’s operations in the building last year deemed the agency’s detention of asylum seekers inhumane.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
In Congress and other positions, Becerra earned a reputation as a cerebral, analytical politician who would fully commit to his positions after taking time to mull them over.