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That ability moves towards leveling the playing field between businesses of different sizes, increases efficiency for all firms, and super charges competition to the benefit of consumers.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026 -
However, higher tick and pest activity during warmer weather increases your dog or cat’s risk of contact.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Another envisions a future where technology augments rather than replaces human capability.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 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,
12 June 2026
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The challenge escalates a political fight that has been brewing since lawmakers passed the measure during the final days of this year's legislative session.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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But higher oil prices — particularly if the conflict in the Middle East escalates — or a deteriorating labor market could make the consumer slowdown sharper than currently anticipated.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Lyrical language and a consciousness that ranges unnamed over the water, amplifies the rigor of scientific description.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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That wound has been kept open not just by bad timing, but by a business model that amplifies volatility without capturing enough of the upside.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Over time, that friction compounds.—
Mustafa Abdelmonem,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Flavanols are the plant compounds in berries, cocoa and grapes linked to heart and brain health, and the dropoff is dramatic enough to essentially neutralize the smoothie’s flavanol value.—
Allison Palmer
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The gas in your stomach expands as the pressure drops, leaving you bloated.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Broader sonobuoy push The Scottish trial arrives as Ultra Maritime expands its sonobuoy business through production contracts and international partnerships.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Encord replicated a real data center server rack, where an operator inserts blue cables into penny-sized sockets all day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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One image inserts Coalie next to a coal-mining family that otherwise looks like an ad that could have appeared a century ago.—
Annie Persons,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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“Swells (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swells%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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