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Noun
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Officials argue the loss of FEMA funding could stymie long-term slide prevention efforts that were in the works for years before land movement drastically accelerated last year.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025 -
Experts attribute the decrease to a combination of factors, including the wider availability of the opioid antidote naloxone, along with $50 billion in funding for drug-treatment and youth prevention efforts from the national opioid settlements.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Such interactions between black holes or neutron stars (compact remnants of exploded massive stars) can be studied through the deflection angle, the energy released through the near miss and the momentum of the objects’ recoil—all of which may be discerned in gravitational waves.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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The 6-foot-1 junior totaled seven interceptions and 16 pass deflections in 22 games across two seasons with the Buffaloes.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Obviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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