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Adjective
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If the arteries are leading to the brain, symptoms may involve sudden numbness or weakness in the arms or legs, trouble speaking, slurred speech, sudden or temporary vision loss in one eye or facial drooping.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
6 May 2026 -
The vote of confidence from Multicoin continued what has been a sudden revival of interest in Zcash, which first launched in 2016.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Additionally, scientists uncovered a necropolis of children, also dating from the Gallo-Roman period, and discontinuous remains extending into the modern era.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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This eerie sensation is further enhanced by elliptical editing that seamlessly skips back and forth in time across the span of just a few days, creating a sense of fluidity across what should feel discontinuous.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her time as first lady came to an abrupt and dramatic close in November 2000, when her father fled to Japan amid mounting controversy, resigning the presidency by fax from Tokyo.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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No one wants to be abrupt and just hang up, but there might also be some one-upmanship lurking below the surface.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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After the primary autopsy, the coroner concluded Jackson's death was from acute Propofol intoxication, which caused the singer to go into cardiac arrest, NPR reported.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Almost half are personally afraid of losing their job to AI, ranking it among the most acute individual stressors measured in the survey.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Saltatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltatory. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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