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Under the plan, which Madigan characterized as a pilot that could extend to other providers, LAHSA required VOA to receive the agency’s approval prior to kicking out residents.
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The event was registered near Silver Springs too prior to this quake.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even with Grisham’s lack of results prior to Monday, early indications were that the Yankees were right to bet on those metrics.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Other trouble spots include loans to software companies struggling with competition from AI, as well as buyout lending during a time of higher purchase price multiples prior to 2022 that will be more expensive to refinance.
—Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The event was registered near Silver Springs too prior to this quake.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even with Grisham’s lack of results prior to Monday, early indications were that the Yankees were right to bet on those metrics.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Other trouble spots include loans to software companies struggling with competition from AI, as well as buyout lending during a time of higher purchase price multiples prior to 2022 that will be more expensive to refinance.
—Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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The Society of London Theatre, an industry umbrella group, says ticket sales have surpassed the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The team was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position before Caballero’s eighth-inning double.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over the three seasons previous to 2025-26, the two men played 1,343 minutes together at five-on-five, scoring 4.51 goals per 60 with a 62 percent goal share.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kent, originally from Sutton, graduated from the State Police Academy in 2022 and did not have a disciplinary record previous to this incident, the Herald previously reported.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Three states — Georgia, Virginia and Texas — report losing $1 billion or more per year to data center incentives, according to Good Jobs First.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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Chatty Mercury in your 11th House of Friends conjoins fiery Mars there, so teamwork speeds up and plans move from ideas to actions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Prior to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prior%20to. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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