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Recent Examples of sealedState police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab.—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In plain English, that means data harvested by the very apps and websites Americans rely on to navigate modern life, then sold to the highest bidder — including the government.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
Think mugwort from Ganghwa, fig from Yeongam, or rice harvested in Yeoju, a region known for its mineral-rich soil and high-quality crops.
Regenda’s goal came after a Sharks forecheck as Adam Gaudette fished a puck out of the corner to the right of the Oilers net and got it back to the point.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
Among the latter group was Gabriel Prudhomme, who secured a tract of land along the south bank of the Missouri River that included a natural landing for boat traffic.
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Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
The March 3 primary ended without a clear winner, sending Paxton and Cornyn into a late May runoff after neither secured a majority.
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Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
The images, taken from a camera fastened to a fence and focused on the back of the house and another that showed the driveway and front of the garage door, captured family members, landscapers and pool workers stretching back weeks prior to the kidnapping.
The one commode in it was shielded from sight only by wooden shutters, which swung on double-action spring hinges, like saloon doors, and had to be latched shut with a hook on a swivel.
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Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
School board and district leaders blamed the local union for dragging out the process, and state officials latched onto those complaints to criticize the union.
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Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026