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This example of the latter skillfully squeezes a comfortable home for two into a single shipping container.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026 -
As the moon follows an elliptical path, Saturn’s gravity stretches and squeezes it.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Dec. 2025
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Designing a 100% renewables system that survives those events without blackouts drives costs to five or 10 times that of today’s fossil system.—
Alex Pavlak,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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If the package survives the Rules Committee, one of the next steps is a procedural vote on the rule, which is typically approved by the majority in a party-line vote.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The streamer has a free trial available, which only lasts for five days.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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For a show that lasts roughly 13 minutes, the Super Bowl halftime performance has fueled decades of conversation.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Austen wrings a great deal of humor from Lady Bertram’s dopey languor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Here, the director wrests a radioactive joy from observing Godard generate ideas with his ensemble, even as others pull their hair out around him.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Seattle fans can already envision a future where a one-loss Seahawks team wrests control of the division away from Los Angeles in early November, but Tampa Bay has to be the first domino to fall.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Investing in stocks with low valuations or those trading considerably below their peak values while still maintaining strong margins affords investors the chance to benefit from mean reversion and potential re-rating of valuations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those who are willing to pay the hourly parking now simply rush from their car to the one destination that their meter affords them time to visit.—
Brad Taylor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Scrapes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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