So, bruises, scrapes, fractures, and dislocations.
—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
The annual loss for California marked the first yearly decline for the state since March 2021, according to the EDD, a period marred by severe job losses that arose from an array of business shutdowns and economic dislocations as a result of the pandemic.
That changed with migrations to the suburbs and as the game developed in new directions.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
Food shortages, internal migrations, and overcrowding had already signaled a slippage in imperial power, and created a fertile environment for disease.
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