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The sharp tanginess of the vinegar tapers off when cooked, lending subtle brightness to dishes.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Even after the snow tapers off, the weekend will remian breezy and cold across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with wind gusts of 30 to over 60 mph possible.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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The forty-three-year gap between provocation and retaliation is a void between cause and effect into which all temporal logic vanishes.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Mar. 2026
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The mother of an NBC News journalist vanishes from her Arizona home.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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But a cap on student loans wouldn’t have the same unintended consequences because the federal government gives out those loans.—
Howard Dvorkin,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Our battery test involves cranking the screen's brightness to the maximum and streaming video over Wi-Fi until the battery gives out.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The detection is particularly remarkable because carbon dioxide ice evaporates more easily than water ice.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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High oven heat evaporates excess moisture.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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The back line compresses space, the midfield disrupts passing lanes and Ferree has commanded his box with composure beyond his years.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most have a double-zipper system, with one zipper to close the cube and a second zipper that compresses it to a fraction of its full size.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Professional Security Services is the company that contracts with CATS to provide transit security guards.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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The company also contracts Broadcom for design support while TSMC manufactures the chips.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Tails (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tails%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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