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Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
2 June 2026 -
ByteDance keeps a non-controlling stake to comply with federal law.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The organization noted that Skydive Kansas City is a member in good standing of the sport’s governing body, and is cooperating with local authorities and federal investigators to determine the cause of the crash.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Within a year, authorities must regulate procedures governing the country’s cattle identification and traceability systems and establish due diligence requirements for deforestation-free cattle ranching.—
Steven Grattan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 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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The judge additionally said that Sarsour's deep ties to the community and his health concerns were also considered in ruling in favor of his release.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Several other opposition parties followed suit, similarly accusing the ruling party of forcing public sectors workers to vote for it and bribing other voters.—
Avet Demourian,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The agreement was read aloud by a senior administration official on a call with reporters.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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He was named an All-American after a senior season with 36 goals, 26 assists and 19 ground balls for the Hornets.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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The law requires government agencies and companies to integrate cattle-tracking, land ownership and deforestation-monitoring systems to identify livestock linked to forest loss and keep them out of their supply chains.—
Steven Grattan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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City officials say inspectors are monitoring vendors throughout the sales period and remind residents that violations can carry serious consequences, including fines and/or jail time.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
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Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Many specialized positions, including the police chief and special teams, have a minimum three-year assignment, while some mid-level and supervisory positions have a two-year minimum, according to the contract.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers and supervisory control and data acquisition platforms often predate modern APIs.—
Abhijeet Mukkawar,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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