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In Kansas, for example, recipients must fill out a 30-page application with 200 questions to get benefits of about $150 per month, according to Appleseed Center's Kottler.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026 -
An Art Basel spokesperson told the Art Newspaper that the decision to cancel the award had been made in 2025, with the selection committed subsequently notified and application materials updated.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 June 2026
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Instead, consciousness is an outcome of information processing, and thus in principle it can be generated in any number of physical substrates so long as those substrates can support the requisite informational patterns, structures and computations.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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The turning off of lights, the closing of curtains, the pulling up of blankets, the loss of consciousness—each piece of the routine felt distinct, and sweet.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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Sure, having a ridiculous number of backup products would ensure that there is no need unaddressed, mass considerations for spaceflight are extremely serious and future missions will need to have better data to know what will be needed in a microgravity environment.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Colorado also provided little funding to promote awareness about gambling addiction and put limited guardrails in place to help people slow their betting habits.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Over the past 12 months, consumer awareness of regenerative agriculture has grown from 7% to 13%, according to the new survey, conducted in partnership with Hierophant Insights and Strategy.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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With ‘Disclosure Day,’ the director returns to a longtime preoccupation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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While Liden’s displacement and depersonalization of private property in Unheimlich Manöver could be perceived as the inversion of Darboven’s cocooning, the artists share a preoccupation with the silent speech of objects and with language as a spatial entity.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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But his absolute obsession with Marilyn Monroe differentiates him from others.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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But the obsession goes gruesomely awry.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Presidential campaign pinbacks rank among the most popular items for button collectors, who tend to have their own fixations.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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But the cowgirl refuses to believe Bonnie’s new tech fixation is more than just a phase.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Raptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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