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Noun
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Policymakers typically want simplification.—
Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
Part of that compacting comes courtesy of Addax's strategy of simplification.—
C.C. Weiss
May 22,
New Atlas,
22 May 2026
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Karen Read filed her lawsuit against Canton and the MSP not only to reveal shockingly obscene and racist text messages between key cops investigating her — but also to relitigate the defense theory of conspiracy to frame her.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The theories about what could have happened to Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mom, are varied.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2026
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That’s probably an oversimplification.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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The opportunity now is to apply those evaluations consistently, transparently and early in the land-use planning process, so communities are protected and urban infill and redevelopment can proceed without unnecessary fear, delay or oversimplification.—
Tim Rathmann,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The news sets up the conclusion of a relatively longstanding financial relationship, which culminated in Universal’s rejection of a proposition from Pershing that arrived early last month.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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While a bond to fund city hall construction was not put to a vote, other bond propositions were, and they were summarily shot down.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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One leading hypothesis suggests the polar ice was delivered during a relatively recent impact by a water-rich comet or asteroid — possibly in scale and age to the one that carved Hokusai crater, a prominent 60-mile-wide (97-kilometer-wide) crater in Mercury's northern hemisphere.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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There are three primary hypotheses for how birds might sense Earth’s geomagnetic field.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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“Simplism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplism. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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