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When space is tight, being able to compress and categorize your clothes makes everything feel a little less chaotic.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Jain is not even convinced that BTSP should be categorized as a non-Hebbian type of learning.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors.—
Claudia Lauer,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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The species is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a classification that reflects both the remaining threats facing the animals and the significant progress conservation efforts have made.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The only way that a lot of these young women could function afterwards was to compartmentalize and suppress the experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Lake Central junior Connor Friesema tends to compartmentalize his two sports.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Opting for black jeans (instead of blue) is an easy way to class up an outfit.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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European powers have rallied behind Cyprus, a member of the European Union, since the attack on the RAF Akrotiri base, which is classed as a British Overseas Territory.—
Omer Bekin,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead, go directly to the official website by typing the address yourself.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Police, for example, could track down suspects based on what was typed in a search engine.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Judges, too, have been hesitant to consider something that isn’t codified in law.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Omoto’s testimony was used to not only convict the suspect — who was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison — but her story and lobbying efforts also changed the law to further codify and enforce threats against school campuses around the state.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The team graded how well the AI model could provide an accurate diagnosis at three moments in time, from the triage stage in the ER, up to being admitted into the hospital.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bader put in the work to understand grading the sizes so an XS will fit an XS body perfectly, while the same garment in a 3X will fit a 3X body perfectly.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The current show and the accompanying catalog are organized thematically rather than chronologically.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Below is a recap of the C-suite developments at America’s highest-revenue-generating companies announced between April 18–24, 2026, organized by sector.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Subcategorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcategorize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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