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as in to find out
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But the Defense Department sought to use the system sooner around El Paso, prompting the FAA to impose the temporary flight restriction.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026 -
At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Edmunds’ car experts compared them to find out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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To find out Joe's latest project, visit him on Twitter.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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McKean and Newberg discuss everything from hunting with one of Teddy Roosevelt’s descendants to how upcoming elections could influence conservation.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Feb. 2026
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Fellow vegans in the comments were incredulous — what of the bear cub carcass Kennedy claimed to have dumped in Central Park or his lifelong interest in hunting?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The downside of all of these riches is the dross accompanying the gold.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Shah Alam’s friends and family gathered at a mosque Thursday for his funeral, offering prayers before accompanying him to a cemetery for burial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sanchez started with a sheer white base for this extra-long manicure and finished it with a striking silver chrome tip, extended into a delicate line design running down each nail.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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All of the snow over the past week, which helped struggling ski resorts around Lake Tahoe increase their totals, will slowly melt in late spring and summer, running down rivers, with some being captured in reservoirs.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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By renewable, Repsol means that it isn’t sourced from fossil fuels dug up from the ground.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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But gardening in the parkway is a bit more complicated than digging up your own yard.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Explosions have also been heard in several other Iranian cities but the extent of the damage or if any senior officials were killed is still being determined.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Others didn’t want to hear explanation, suspicious of a larger culture that considers anti-Blackness the usual weather, on some psychic level, basically tolerable.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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In addition, there will be increased Tactical Marine Unit and Aircraft Operations Division operations along the border to detect and apprehend criminals, according to the governor’s office.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Also a comprehensive eye exam can detect indications of diabetes and other serious diseases, prompting referrals for treatment.—
Brian Park,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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