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The submissions were compiled in an internal government database and reviewed by The Washington Post, which confirmed its authenticity with current federal employees.—
Karin Brulliard,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Climate video contest Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action is accepting submissions from aspiring filmmakers ages 12-18 from Santa Clara County for its Youth Climate Video Contest.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Not infrequently, the questions of the past that is never lost and is irreplaceable in western art arise like a fascism, or a subordination to what remains of its dialectic nature, that relies on myth to legitimate fascism’s inseparable relation to beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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This back-and-forth struggle to dominate American institutions testifies to their surpassing value and to their insusceptibility to permanent subordination.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Producers may have felt that the edit addressed BAFTA’s compliance warning, particularly because the slur directed at Jordan and Lindo was less audible, though this has yet to be confirmed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Google will be required to employ a compliance officer in South Korea to handle map export issues, and the government may suspend or revoke the approval if the company fails to comply with the conditions, the ministry said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Happiness means pursuing intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals One of the biggest lies that Old Happy tells us, Harrison explains, is that the pursuit of extrinsic goals and external approval — popularity, conformity, financial success, aesthetic beauty — is the key to happiness.—
Nina Zipkin,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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A number of conservative commentators, including Roger Kimball, Peter Wood, and Chris Rufo, maintain that political conformity overtook élite institutions of higher learning and turned every seminar room into some radical struggle session where students dutifully read Karl Marx and bell hooks.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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And acquiescence can be contagious.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Even if clemency led the White House to dial back the ongoing efforts to punish Colorado, acquiescence today only invites future harassment.—
Max Potter,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Mom taught me animal behavior, obedience training, coat and skin conditioning, muscle-development regimens, show logistics, ring dynamics.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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In terms of training, both Beineke and Hutchinson said that avalanche dogs typically start learning basic obedience skills as puppies before moving into more specific search and rescue techniques.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Everybunny Counts Rabbit Rescue is planning a major expansion at its Ellington facility later this year as the nonprofit faces increasing surrender requests.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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Watson said the surrender of property would also ensure Delgado’s cooperation and prevent him from fleeing with the items.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Finally, the golden retriever earns its place thanks to its friendly, affectionate personality, strong trainability and suitability as a loyal family pet.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Mixed-breed dogs scored higher on fear, attention and aggression than purebreds, though not on trainability.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Tractableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractableness. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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