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Later in the series, Lorelai and Sookie buy the Dragonfly Inn, and Michel also makes the jump to work there instead.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025 -
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not deny the veracity of the article, instead asserting that Israel’s actions have delayed Iran’s nuclear program.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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According to the laboratory, sargassum in the Atlantic was first reported in 1492 by Christopher Columbus during his voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean, which possibly led to the name of Sargasso Sea, the only sea on Earth that has no physical boundary.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The reason for this was that, since Pluto was first discovered in 1930, many other similar worlds have also been discovered in the icy Kuiper Belt that encircles the sun.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“On the other hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on%20the%20other%20hand. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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