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With their songs, colors, and variety, birds enrich our lives … and recent studies show that their immediate presence actually increases our well-being and happiness and can even prolong our lives!—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026 -
This increases your sensitivity to dietary cholesterol, which is found in eggs.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 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,
24 Feb. 2026
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HoloRadar augments the safety of autonomous robots by complementing existing sensors rather than replacing them.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Their growing popularity alarms authorities, and the case escalates from regional police to the KGB.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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In Oregon, the charge escalates on a crime seriousness scale when additional animals are involved.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Using technology for medical crowdfunding amplifies social biases, says Davis.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Initial rides are limited to select users in the Waymo app, the company wrote in a release, with broader availability expected as each service area amplifies.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Illiteracy is a challenge that compounds over time.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Each strike compounds previous damage.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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The bill expands on previous legislation passed banning cell phone use in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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As Texas–Taiwan semiconductor trade expands, a potential conflict between China and the island could disrupt global supply chains.—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
Dallas Morning News,
27 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 5 Mar. 2026.
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