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obiter dicta

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Will people run broad analyses that scan large volumes, quick lookups of individual records or both?

— Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Eventually, their analyses led law enforcement to Lahti's relatives, according to the lab that performed the testing.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2026

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Republican Jim Shaw injected humor into his remarks, pulling out a Florida flag while distancing himself from substance use.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
During a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Boeing Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg offered some encouraging remarks in response to an analyst’s question about Starliner and other space projects at the company.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

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Forget all the theories and commentaries, Homer seems to say.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Over the years, through the Sports Huddle and other venues, Andelman participated in some 13,000 radio broadcasts and over 1,200 television commentaries on channels 5 and 7 as well.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026

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Pioneer Girl was ultimately published in 2014 with annotations.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
The book presents 366 Mountain Goats songs, one for each day of the year including one for February 29, along with notes from Darnielle that range from honest accounts detailing his former struggles with drug addiction to more cryptic annotations.

— David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026

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