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The nearest human settlement to the frequent storms is Ologa, Venezuela, a remote stilt village located on the shores of Lake Maracaibo.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026 -
Unlike America, whose global role draws it into crises far from its shores, China’s path to influence runs first through its own neighborhood.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
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But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Just steps from the Brea Mall, the Brea Gallery focuses on contemporary work by living artists and mounts four exhibitions a year, gallery director Katie Chidester said.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Officials removed older metal supports to make the monument's interior fully visible, and future plans include installing the tomb's monumental double-leaf Macedonian marble door and restoring parts of the sphinx sculptures that once guarded the entrance.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Keeping productions local supports crews, businesses, and families who rely on the industry.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Bickerstaff occasionally turned to Paul Reed for reinforcements, even benching Duren for Reed for the entirety of the fourth quarter and overtime in Game 5.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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This team needs several reinforcements — at least 4-5 starting-caliber players.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez applauded the East, South and West sides of the stadium after Sunday’s game, but not the North stands, where La Familia is based.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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The knuckle-curve crawled over the plate, just 77 miles per hour, and Salvador Perez redirected it 393 feet into the left-field stands.—
Sam McDowell
Updated May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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There are logical reasons that can be explained by the mathematical and computational underpinnings of modern-era AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Next up, the underpinnings, which are actually pretty solid for its class.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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Lurie asked his team to create a soft and non-invasive device that could track babies' stress levels during hospital stays without having to take blood or saliva samples.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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From Seoul to Dubai to wellness retreats tucked into the Italian countryside, beauty tourism has become a defining travel trend, with celebrities openly documenting trips built around facials, injectables, regenerative therapies and reset-style wellness stays.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Spain’s Rif War, where future Spanish dictator Francisco Franco won his spurs, served as a crucible for the values and military tactics of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War where Franco treated his Republican enemy with the same humanity dealt out to Rif inhabitants.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Columbine is an early-season bloomer with nectar-rich spurs, giving your garden a head start in spring.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Shorings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorings. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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