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Brilliant, strong, visionary, a far different approach to governing as that nation’s first woman leader.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Despite these risks, the five-year plans governing the expensive and time-consuming cleanups at the sites often failed to account for damage posed by flooding from sea-level rise and more frequent storms and wildfire, the IG’s review found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The structure also includes equity from several French partners and an additional contribution from Carbios, which will leave the company as a minority, non-controlling shareholder.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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New Delhi on Tuesday relaxed rules for investments from countries sharing a land border with India, allowing automatic approval for non-controlling ownership of up to 10%, subject to compliance requirements.—
Shruti Srivastava,
Bloomberg,
11 Mar. 2026
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the challenge in the middle of oral arguments, even while ruling against the civil rights of Japanese American citizens in other cases considered at the same time.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then, on April 24, Venus, your ruling planet, moves into Gemini, followed closely by Uranus.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even Germany, with many former Nazis regnant in public life, and unabashedly fascist Spain could be accommodated in the West’s anti-totalitarian community, helped by historians such as Ernst Nolte, who argued that Nazism and fascism were simply consequences of Bolshevism.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, anti-Chinese sentiment has become not merely trendy, but politically regnant.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Police have been monitoring social media accounts associated with both men for some time, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Nine minutes after the start of reentry, now back in touch with mission control, the Artemis II crew will begin monitoring the deployment of 11 parachutes intended to stabilize and slow the capsule to a splashdown velocity of just 15 mph or so.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Other budgetary implications the administration is looking at is how senior attendance will play a part in state funding near the end of the year, as more seniors skip classes.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Speakers including County Commission Chairman Mark Jerrell, Juvenile Judge Aretha Blake, and Bridget Happney, senior social services manager at Mecklenburg County Youth and Family Services, spoke about the importance of everyone working together to keep children safe.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Geoff Bennett is the co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour and serves as a contributor to NBC News.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Candinas will take over executive management of the Swiss company, with Giger remaining in place as co-managing director for a transitional period.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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But her lawyer, Stacy Tolchin, said the record showed that the order lacked supervisory approval and was never finalized, so there was no valid removal order to reinstate.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez began his push to rename the park, which is in his supervisory district.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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