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Noun
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Fulton covers sections of the city east of the 101 Freeway, writing voicey blurbs that collect upcoming events, intriguing real-estate listings, and niche celebrity gossip.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026 -
Caesarean sections were canceled.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In many varieties of pessimism, such as Camus’s, the obligation to compassion also entails something like solidarity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Savor Salvadoran Fare Meantime, Gloria’s Pupuseria serves up mouthwatering Salvadoran-style food, including several varieties of pupusas, pasteles, and tamales filled with chicken and potatoes.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The coach also pulled small groups of challenging students out of Lignore’s class to teach them social and emotional skills and helped Lignore make and consistently use behavior charts with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ambassadors wore Day-Glo-green T-shirts and usually worked in groups of two or three.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Tariffs on imports from China reached up to 145% last year, but after back-and-forth tariffs, the countries came to a truce of sorts and signed a one-year agreement suspending many trade penalties into late 2026.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The Oscar winner recently turned 65 and his wife, Amal Clooney, decided to mark the occasion with a special surprise gift, of sorts.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Many families experience a disconnect between generations around travel and making special times, especially as families spread farther apart geographically.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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Aretha has always represented for me the empowerment of women in all its facets, a soul singer who has influenced generations and whose talent continues to move us to our very core.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The backstory The reception area features a massive, metal chandelier shaped like winding branches, representative of the flowers that grow here each spring.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Beyond the glass, across a small rocky strip of water, the zoo’s eldest giraffe is craning his impossibly long, elegant neck up to a hanging basket of foliage and methodically stripping the branches of their bark.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
Noun
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All Student Academy Award-winning films will be eligible to compete for the 99th Oscars in the short films categories — best animated short, best documentary short or best live action short.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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And, in a handful of states, certain categories of debt — including medical bills — cannot be garnished at all.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Subgroups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subgroups. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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