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One morning, members of the Fort Greely missile defense base spot an ICBM of unknown origin on a suborbital trajectory heading straight for Chicago, baffling the country’s top intelligence and defense teams who only have 18 minutes to respond before impact.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025 -
But there were strengths here, too, none more than England’s impervious Lazarus complex, that baffling inability to know when one is in a state of emergency.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Now, Sora 2 might just be another online fad, a reality-deadening distraction that people will soon tire of.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Thin sound deadening The Enabling Technology prize went to CompositeEdge GmbH and ATA Mute BV for a new kind of sound deadening.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Constipation can occur with iron supplements by affecting gut bacteria and pulling stool-softening water from your colon.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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It’s attracted a ton of speculation that maybe, just maybe, Netflix is finally softening its stance on putting movies into theaters.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, persistent uncertainty is also dampening economic activity.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rising insurance costs, intensifying storms and growing awareness of flood risks are already dampening home sales in some communities − and thus opportunities to simply hand over one’s risk to someone else and move on.—
Debolina Banerjee,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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Warm kitchens speed up staling and fat oxidation, dulling flavors faster.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Party of Two—the fifth novel in a series featuring the same group of friends—the protagonist, Olivia, has to navigate the spotlight that comes with dating a senator without dulling her own ambitions.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Emerging therapies are increasingly focused on modulating specific inflammatory pathways at the molecular and genetic levels.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This concept is known as modulating radial forces.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2025
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Made with ultra-soft sheep fur and lined with shearling, these are about as cushioning as a pair of slippers can get.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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The 60% propolis extract gives it a honey-like consistency, cushioning skin with much-need moisture, while niacinamide and BHA control surface oils and gently exfoliate for a clearer, smoother complexion.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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Further buffering the effects of the retinoid are the brand’s signature thermal water (rich in soothing minerals) as well as shea butter and squalane to moisturize and protect.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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If your internet keeps lagging, buffering or dropping out, one of the quickest fixes is restarting your router.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Obtunding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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