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The slower speed limit kicks in 30 minutes before a school’s arrival time.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026 -
While the intent was to reduce the tree’s size to improve safety, what actually happens is that the tree’s instinct to survive kicks in.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Nvidia was the strongest force lifting the market after Meta Platforms announced a deal to use millions of its chips in AI data centers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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American tech firms including hyperscalers Amazon, Microsoft and Google have committed more than $50 billion toward AI infrastructure and chips in the country.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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In one heartbreaking plot, a poor mother gives away her son, August, to the upper-class industrialists who employed her now deceased husband.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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And if the bullpen gives away another of your wins, maybe crack open a different brand of beer.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Two walks aren’t ideal, a couple of uncompetitive pitches in those at-bats.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Cease excels at missing bats with pitches in the strike zone, which is encouraging.—
Al Melchior,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The 46-year-old attorney frequently protests at Broadview and also volunteers as a rapid responder, reporting on federal agents’ activities in neighborhoods.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bin that volunteers Alford and Wilson were processing on a recent morning were collected in November from Camp Stewart for Boys, a summer camp on the North Fork of the Guadalupe upstream from Hunt.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 6,650-square-foot Washington Regional Simulation Center provides high-fidelity training experiences for current and future health care professionals.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Homebuyer Dream Program FourLeaf is a participating lender in New York State's Homebuyer Dream Program, which provides up to $30,000 in grant funding to eligible first-time homebuyers.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Throws in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20in. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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