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When fear takes over, the price often falls well below its value.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025 -
The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation, driven especially by agricultural expansion and intensification and logging, the IUCN said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Prices up 2% but concessions show declines, especially condos (-11%).—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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Benson returns in style Of the Sabres’ early-season injuries, Benson’s absence might have hurt the most.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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When a patient comes in for Preservé, their surgeon takes measurements, including the width of the breasts and the distance from nipple to nipple, and plugs the data into a three-dimensional imaging system, which returns a specific range of implants that will fit the person’s chest.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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Couples counseling often worsens danger.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease causing pain, swelling and stiffness in the knees that worsens over time.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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When participation drops among people of color and young people, our electorate becomes less representative—and our government does too.—
Tom Lopach,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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