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Crown Equities promised walking trails along the river, and new roads connecting Bridgewater Road with Melrose Drive.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026 -
McMahon pushed back and promised that no matter where special education programs are housed, students would be treated the same way as before.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Duncan, a Democrat whose murder conviction was vacated in 2021 after evidence emerged that police officers had lied in court, has vowed to help fix the system that once failed him.—
SARA CLINE,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2026
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Lai vowed Taiwan ‘will never be deterred by external pressures,’ while China denounced the visit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Then-Vice President Harris swore Bass into office in 2022.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Plighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighted. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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