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In those cases, caregivers say concerns about germs are outweighed by the need to ease fears and provide comfort.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026 -
But the conditions under which such tragedies tend to occur are present here, disclosed in plain sight, and outweighed — at least on day one — by demand for the AI infrastructure story.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Due to controversy surrounding his death, for which his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against WWF, footage of Hart’s matches have not been released to the public — and some believe that Hart’s life has been overshadowed by his death.—
Makena Gera,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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The short-term savings of using unsupervised AI for legal tasks can quickly be overshadowed by long-term risk, liability and damages.—
Robert Scott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Drew Burress became Georgia Tech's career leader in home runs, Alex Hernandez drove in four runs, and the Yellow Jackets defeated North Carolina 13-6 on Saturday to claim the ACC Baseball Championship for the 10th time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Andy Pages hit a two-run homer immediately after Kyle Tucker delivered a tiebreaking two-run triple in the fifth inning to back up Yoshinobu Yamamoto's strong pitching as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Bilal Doui tallied 13 kills, two aces and two blocks as Latin Academy bested Braintree 3-0 in a nonleague match.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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His abysmal 7th place in the Wood meant that he was handily bested by Albus, who won, Right to Party, who placed, and Ocelli, who went on to show handily in the Derby, a race that trainer Brown declined for Iron Honor.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The amateurs consistently outperformed the experts by a wide margin.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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But even liberal arts majors, whose degrees can translate into lower earnings, outperformed their peers without bachelor's degrees by about $35,000, the study found.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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None of us know yet that the Sparks are about to get trounced by the Aces, losing by 27 points.—
Jade Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Melissa is nationally ranked and trounced Aledo 15-4 in the 2025 state semifinals.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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Woad overcame a double bogey on the par-4 sixth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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That alone is an achievement, but for Porter, a single mother of 11 who overcame hearing loss along the way, the accomplishment meant even more.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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“Trumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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