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Recent Examples of servicedSome 43,478 kilometers are on the odometer, and the car has also been serviced a lot in recent years, including an engine-out service and replacement of the timing belts.—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the complexity of multiple partners, De la Rosa maintained his creative vision.
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Callum McLennan,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
While standard chemical leaching (without microbes) performed worse in microgravity than on Earth, the microbes maintained consistent extraction levels regardless of gravity.
The judge ordered the exhibits restored on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington’s legacy.
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Matthew Daly,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
One major impact of the shutdown is expected to hit the DHS’s inspector general as a lapse in funding will affect scores of investigations that are ongoing, with those expected to grind to a halt until a deal is in place and funding is restored.
At the time, the NBA conditioned eligibility on a player reaching the four-year anniversary of his high school class graduation.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Feb. 2026
In the current atmosphere, where so many have been conditioned to believe that the news media is a liberal wasteland, confirmation bias helps with the heavy lifting.
Boehle, feeling refreshed and excited after surgery removed the cancer, thinks the chemistry is better.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Despite Gerry managing to score a bottle of whiskey somewhere, offscreen, in customs, his joie de vivre is not immediately refreshed upon arrival in Amsterdam, and neither is Stella’s.