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as in plateauing
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as in fixing
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That includes fixing 3-K, which has struggled to attract families in some neighborhoods — even as waitlists have proliferated in other areas of the city.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
In 2011, a match-fixing scandal had forced almost two dozen top rikishi and stablemasters out of the sport.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The more senior players should, in theory, be setting standards and taking their younger team-mates along with them, but appear unable to do either.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hartsuch appealed, but in October 2025, the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s ruling, setting the stage for Hartsuch’s newest lawsuit alleging the board’s actions were unreasonable, violated his rights and destroyed his livelihood.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
28 Feb. 2026
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Parts of the East Coast, including New York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City, will briefly climb above freezing later today.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The season typically runs from December to March, with the high alpine lakes freezing earlier in some years.—
Robert Annis,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Stabilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabilizing. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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