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Microsoft is offering about 7% of its US workforce the option to retire early, the latest attempt by a major tech firm to downsize while ramping up artificial intelligence investments.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026 -
More affordable housing is set to be preserved in Charlotte, thanks to a local fund that has almost doubled its spending ability fueled by private sector investments.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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If installed without permission, the HOA may require them to be removed as unpermitted common area installations.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Here, a decade-long renovation has restored the property's grand bones, but injected every space (many of which are protected due to the building's historic nature) with modern art, interactive installations and an ever-present sense of fun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The outlet pointed out that only the king, as well as Anne and William, conduct investitures, many of which take place at Windsor Castle.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The castle’s Waterloo Chamber, a magnificently opulent space that today is most commonly used for investitures but previously hosted theatrical and pantomime productions under Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria, was transformed into a screening room for the occasion.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Several social movements, including protests against Iranian elections in 2009 and the Arab Spring in 2010–2011, made use of social media tools to organize and spread messages about their movements.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The explosion was part of a wave of attacks in recent days which have rocked Cauca and fueled security concerns ahead of presidential elections next month.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The latest installments in this series are the most eye-catching of the nearly twenty works in Chan’s exhibition at the gallery Greene Naftali.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those credits are later repaid in installments.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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On the second day, three delegations of very diverse series will walk the Pink Carpet, showcasing the creativity and talent of Korea.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Five-star hotels in the Pakistani capital have been empty, awaiting diplomatic delegations for a next round of negotiations this week between Iran and the US.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The bill, which passed with bipartisan support, addressed concerns about giving one party too much power by staggering the new authorizations out over a 0-year period.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most authorizations ultimately go through, particularly if patients appeal.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Ordinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinations. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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