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Noun
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The last strikes in Beirut were on April 8, when a series of massive Israeli barrages, including in central Beirut, killed more than 350 people.—
Joshua Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026 -
On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Twelve blocks to the west, the Pacific Ocean glitters and threatens, waves dragging out in the wind.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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However, once a nutrient broth at 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) was added, the spores activated, breaking the plastic all the way down to its base building blocks after just six days.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Historian Marvin Dunn echoed that concern, describing a disconnect among younger Black people who did not live through — and in many cases were never deeply taught about — the violence, intimidation and systemic barriers that shaped earlier generations’ fight for the ballot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Speakers like Brittany Taylor of Los Angeles Black Worker Center, pointed to disproportionately high unemployment rates among Black workers and described the reforms as a step toward addressing long-standing barriers to stable union city jobs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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This updo can handle the thickest and longest of locks, which is not an easy feat.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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The popular summertime formula works on all hair types and leaves locks smooth, soft and easy to brush.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Noun
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On April 23, Duke Energy announced barricades would be placed at Buster Boyd Access Area in Lake Wylie on boat ramps where less than three feet of water covered the concrete at the end.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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Protesters attempted to break through barricades and clashed with police as authorities detained some of the protesters.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Milldams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldams. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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