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Among other things, advocates expressed concern the bill would allow companies to collect sensitive data about immigration status and reproductive health care sought, and then sell it to third parties and federal agencies.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026 -
Wang and Sun executed directives from PRC representatives and sometimes sought permission from Chinese government officials to post content, Wang’s plea agreement said.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Then, nearly three decades later, Shipp dug up his masters from the shed after a writer inquired about them.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The lion skin is that of a lion hunted and killed by Ernest Hemingway.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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That’s why not eating matters, why getting eaten by bugs matter and why feeling psychologically like you’re being hunted by the other players matter.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The envelope with the secret number was unsealed on a conference stage in July 2024, and Schlamminger and his team finally found out the real results of their work.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The actor believed the tumor was caused by his lymphoma, but later found out the two cancers were unrelated.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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This time, in addition to his other duties, he was called upon to act as a master of ceremonies in the days when the screen was accompanied by a stage and an emcee to provide some comic relief.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Musk accompanied Trump on his visit to China this week, along with several other top CEOs, and the billionaire recently made some political contributions to Republicans ahead of the midterms elections in November.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Sand fell out and ran down the sides of his face.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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But rivulets of sunblock still ran down everyone’s necks.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The interaction was captured on camera, and Crow-Armstrong could be heard very clearly.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Murdaugh's defense claimed that Hill influenced the verdict through remarks heard by some jurors during the trial, including in one instance to watch Murdaugh's body language during his testimony, according to court filings.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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On the bright side, new industrial chemistries are often expensive at the start but come down in price as more efficient ways to accomplish the task are discovered.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The region has absorbed a decade of being discovered and come out intact.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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“Searched (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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