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Rigid wings experienced abrupt destabilization, while passive soft wings without sensing and control struggled to recover from larger flow perturbations.—
Etiido Uko
March 09,
New Atlas,
9 Mar. 2026 -
In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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Restricting them can increase irritability, low mood, food preoccupation, and risk of binge eating.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sleep also plays a major role in emotional regulation and cognitive performance as insufficient sleep can impair attention, decision-making and reaction time while also increasing irritability and sensitivity to stress.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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Residents in the San Gabriel Valley are contending with a dramatic surge in black flies, a painful little pest known for biting around the eyes and necks of people and pets.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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In Manteca, his daughters both have walk-in closets, his wife has a home office, and his pets have plenty of yard space.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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To scale up on the theme, add curtains or drapery for a peekaboo moment, and pique curiosity by scentscaping with candles or glass diffusers that exude notes of cedarwood and dark florals such as jasmine.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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The administration has tried everything in its toolbox to stop it, based on not data or studies or anything much beyond rich-old-man pique.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2026
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While frustration in both parties between the House and Senate is endemic to the institution of Congress, resentment within the GOP felt almost palpable on March 27.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wacha dodged further trouble by striking out Braves first baseman Matt Olson.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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His only trouble came in the fourth inning.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Any Americans wondering how a supporting actor from Game of Thrones went on to achieve such a stunning upset will have to wait another month until that film gets a Stateside release.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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But due to the lack of early round upsets, there are no schools remaining with minuscule budgets, and therefore no third-round matchups with huge financial disparities.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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In recent years, the military has become increasingly dependent on chaplains to help address the growing numbers of troops in mental health distress.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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For the controller handling both ground and tower communications in this period, the United flight’s distress was a significant situation that posed its own concerns.—
Colleen Mondor,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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