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Residents in the area were being encouraged to seek higher ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026 -
The area’s Labour MP, Josh Simons, resigned with the deliberate intent of allowing Burnham to win the seat, enter Parliament and seek the leadership.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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To find out more about the British muscle car, check out the full story here.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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Wild beavers went extinct in the UK around 400 years ago, as humans hunted them for their fur, meat and scent gland secretions, which have a musky, vanilla-like fragrance and were used as food flavoring and in perfumes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Unfortunately, jailbreaks don’t really fly under the radar, and the duo find themselves being hunted by the FBI.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Scotland's Ben Gannon-Doak was trying to run down a long pass when Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou ran out to grab the ball, and both met in a crunching collision that left both players down for a minute.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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For the first time on June 19, the community got to use the playground, tour the gardens, and run down the sledding hill.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Clinical psychologists Hillary Halpern and Maureen Perry-Jenkins documented that the transition from single life to fatherhood is often accompanied by a roller coaster of emotions.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The rhythmic pulse of hand clapping, accompanied by the resounding harmonic messages through voice.—
Ukee Washington,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Despite her expertise, renovating her own space came with some apprehension — and dug up past pain.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Heavy equipment crews were digging up rip-rap boulders from under the sand to use in the operation.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Crowds were heard cheering outside of the building as crews put up scaffolding to reach the building's signage.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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So, Juneteenth, to me, is this perfect embodiment of how, from the moment that folks heard (the news about the Emancipation Proclamation), there was celebration, there was unity, there was community.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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The first case of 2026 was detected in Jefferson County earlier this month.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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By tracking subtle changes in starlight passing through WASP-121 b's atmosphere as the planet crossed in front of its star, researchers detected differences between atmospheric conditions at dawn and dusk, according to the study.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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