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Most of Gaza’s 2 million residents remain displaced amid devastation and severe shortages, as new Israeli strikes on crowded areas kill children and other civilians Israel labels militant targets.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026 -
Fun, frothy page-turners are often the go-to when selecting a book for summer reading, and this year promises no shortage of entertaining titles.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
14 June 2026
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To counter this, the Eversolo Play includes Room Correction which can sample the sound produced by the Eversolo Play and then automatically adjusts the EQ or tone settings to compensate for any acoustic deficiencies.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Lisa knows staying inside is taking a toll on her family; with so much less time playing in the sun, her younger daughter was recently diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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After trailing by nearly 500 votes on election night, the deficit narrowed to 238 votes.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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To eliminate the future deficit, the district focused on discretionary spending.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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When public money builds a venue that an owner then deliberately constrains and ups the amenities and premiums, the taxpayer is funding the creation of a scarcity they will personally be priced out of.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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The Hugo Boss acquisition would deepen Frasers’ access to the premium menswear market, as well as potentially giving it more influence over product, distribution, and presentation in a channel where brand scarcity and execution matter, Hughes said.—
Elsa Ohlen,April Roach,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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But none of these factors can explain the sheer scale of the murder drop, said crime analyst and former CIA agent Jeff Asher, and neither can changes in poverty or the availability of guns.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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By the end of 2024, Biden had appointed a record number of black women to the federal bench and cut black unemployment and black poverty levels to record lows.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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In his absence, Jones, likewise still at the top of the Voice masthead as publisher and photography director, has been confronted with how to carry the publication forward.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Continue reading … COMEBACK WATCH – Caitlin Clark takes key step toward Fever return after month-long absence.—
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FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Raul Parra was Sayre’s case manager for the last seven years of a career that continued even after a Catholic priest administered last rites in December and didn’t end until a few weeks before Sayre, 78, died at his Buena Park home May 31 from kidney failure.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Laredo International Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez also told CNN affiliate KGNS the aircraft experienced a mechanical failure before crashing.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Barcelona and Bayern’s keenness to acquire him underlines both the paucity of the top-level winger market, as well as his own unique characteristics.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The decision isn’t likely to be an easy one, given the paucity of the data.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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