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Saudi Arabia’s government has reduced its reliance on oil revenue by introducing taxes and fees, but the kingdom’s ambitions have still grown faster than the new sources of revenue forcing the country to become more pragmatic, The New York Times’ Vivian Nereim reports.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Images from the scene showed a part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Brent crude, the global benchmark, decreased to just more than $91 per barrel Friday afternoon after reaching lower to $89 earlier in the day.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2026
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Though the number of deadly attacks by separatists has decreased in recent years, the conflict shows no sign of resolution.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, these agreements were modified to say that fans would be able to travel at cost.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Dynamic contrasts were boldly drawn, but phrases and passages were also beautifully tapered, up and down, when they were meant to.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Guthrie is 84, after all, and not in great health, so though in the first few days the focus was on trying to find her alive, at this point, the hopes of that have diminished greatly.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
15 Apr. 2026
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Quiet Maryam and mercurial Farhan—eight years apart—had often squabbled, gone through periods of not talking, but without her sister as a foil, Maryam was diminished.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Tisch said the suspect slashed one person on a platform at the Grand Central station before going upstairs and slashing the other victims on another platform.—
Julie Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Iran attacks on a crucial Saudi pipeline have also slashed the kingdom's oil output, Saudi Arabia's state news agency said Thursday.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The announcement comes as other smaller colleges and universities have closed or downsized in recent years due to financial strain.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Clark is a good actor, but her madness is downsized.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Neighbors say that work has not lessened their concern.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices plummeted following Iran's announcement as supply disruption fears lessened.—
Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Subtracted (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracted%20%28from%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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