However, deteriorating or disturbed lead paint — through sanding or stripping — can create toxic dust that poses serious health hazards, particularly to children.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Additional changes in the new beach include a stabilizing stone wall, dry prairie grasses to deter birds and sand with larger grain size.
At a time when the Mavericks need as much good will, or PR, as possible, filing a lawsuit against the Dallas Stars is petty, small and mean.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
Since then, Shashou and Effron have been iterating alongside what has become a team of 50 robotics engineers on the manicure system, which can remove nail polish; deliver cuticle care; file nails — without blades — and impart colored polish and a top coat to finish.
Keeping ‘the wolf away from the door’ Colorado River cuts could hit the tiny town of Cave Creek harder than any other municipality, town officials say, potentially grinding growth to a halt and pulling the town government into lawsuits over unfulfilled water contracts.
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Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
And when daily wear and tear was simulated – through continuous electric-toothbrush abrasion equivalent to about a year of brushing, as well as chewing and grinding – the teeth actually had superior resistance to wear, fracture and acid attack compared with natural enamel.
The story’s narrator has walked away from the disillusionment of divorce with not just her dignity intact, but also with her voice honed.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
While the Psyche researchers honed the logistics and mechanics of sampling Lepidoptera, a different European Lepidoptera project was quietly making a technical advance that could resonate throughout the Earth BioGenome Project.
The constant friction of material rubbing on material wears the clothing out faster, so when there is more time, as in a regular or deep clean cycle, the garment fibers can wear down faster.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
The events occurred in and around the lawless border of Venezuela and Colombia, where spies, smugglers and gun runners rub shoulders and distrust their own shadow.
But the majority of all diamonds – 90% – are cut and polished in India, which holds a towering tariff rate of 50%.
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Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Prinbara Satin Maxi Skirt This satin maxi skirt is the definition of versatile—comfortable enough for all-day wear yet polished enough to anchor a night-out look.
King of the Hill’s belief in the innate power of moral character remains one of its most appealing traits—but the revival glosses reality in order to preserve its gentle equilibrium.
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Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
This year, as public patience wears thin, the city is trying a different tack: a PR campaign to gloss up the public image of lovebugs.
Under José Luis Cienfuegos, director since 2023, Valladolid is sharpening its industry use for Spain’s indie sector, serving as a second major fall berth for domestic launches after San Sebastián, while business ramps via Merci, the independent market co-organized with Adicine.
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Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Elliott said that since the office has sharpened its tone, donations have poured in from millions of supporters.
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