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Replacing your roof not only improves safety and performance, but also boosts curb appeal and increases your home’s value.—
TIMEPROOF USA Roofing Company,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Taking ownership removes friction and increases follow-through.—
Brian Page,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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His uniquely disarming sense of humor augments—and sometimes masks—the complexity of his taste and technical ability.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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When tax debt escalates into IRS notices, penalties and collection actions, many taxpayers look for professional tax relief help navigating the system.—
Deane Biermeier,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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China escalates Taiwan tensions In December, China escalated tensions to new levels with a military display in the waters off Taiwan.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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As if garlic bulbs weren't flavorful enough, planting them next to rosemary amplifies the flavor even more.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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The unconscious Moon fuses with dark Pluto in your 1st House of Identity, and their meeting in your sign amplifies your presence.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Getting vitamin C from whole foods like Sumo Citrus provides fiber, hydration, and naturally occurring plant compounds that supplements don’t provide.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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When one soul speaks its truth, the frequency of truth expands through the collective.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the temperature drops, the water freezes and expands, causing the pavement to rise.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Swells (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swells%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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