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All night, the fog had stubbornly hidden the stars in the dark, impenetrable sky, but now the sliver of light widened little by little into a luminous band, a hazy phosphorescence that slowly spread and took over.—
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Still, Southern California’s pricing remains stubbornly high.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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This is yet another area in which politicians willfully overlook an opportunity to show true community leadership and bring people together with a hard look at the legitimate grievances on both sides.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
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Martin was then arrested and charged with felony child abuse and neglect and multiple counts of willfully poisoning or adulterating food, water or medicine, WCSO said.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Obstinately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstinately. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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