Go with the flow, but not toward the beach:
Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Aug. 2025
For decades, biologists understood the flow of genetic information through a simple framework: DNA produces RNA, which in turn makes proteins, leading to observable traits and disease.
The Dow Jones companies collectively gave up 2% for the day, or 890 points, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index dropped 4%, its lowest ebb since October 2022.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
Optimism is clearly at a low ebb ahead of the new campaign and a sizeable 50 per cent of respondents are not hopeful at all ahead of the new season, while 38.9 per cent are not very hopeful.
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