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But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The universe is overrun with dark matter, outweighing the ordinary stuff that stars and planets are made of five-to-one.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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The event is at the heart of a sprawling legal battle, playing out across different fronts in Los Angeles and Australia, overshadowing The Deb, a feel-good movie about outback teens attending a debutante ball.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Her worst outcome is that a valid grievance begins to look like an all-consuming battle, with aggression overshadowing principle and the fight itself becoming the story.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ben Shelton bounced back from disappointment last year by defeating Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-5 to win the Munich Open on Sunday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Cargill won the title at Saturday Night’s Main Event in November, defeating Tiffany Stratton.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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But overcoming perceptions that lithium-ion battery technology is inherently dangerous has proven challenging, and developers sometimes fuel mistrust by dismissing residents’ concerns about fire, toxic threats and the industrialization of natural landscapes.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Private equity and private credit have lost their halo of always outperforming.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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In fact, some of the borrowers are outperforming their projections.—
Miles Weiss,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Marr continued to restlessly experiment with different sounds and different collaborators after the breakup, while Morrissey has largely continued making music that sounds like the Smiths, occasionally besting Strangeways with some of his early solo albums.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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Developed by Chinese smartphone company Honor, Lightning completed the half-marathon in just over 50 minutes, besting the human world record for the distance of over 57 minutes.—
Simon Ellery,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In that stretch, the stock has climbed about 63%, ahead of the S & P 500's roughly 34% advance and trouncing the health-care sector's almost 8% gain.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Aledo stacks another win Aledo won its 11th consecutive game Friday, trouncing Saginaw 15-0 in shutout fashion.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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Following the shooting, cryptic posts were unearthed from Ortiz's social media channels and provided an eye-opening look at overbearing celebrity fans.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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As the Auberge Collection portfolio's flagship, this stay amply delivers on its promise of luxury, with stunning grounds, immaculate rooms, a positively excellent restaurant and spa, as well as intuitive, never overbearing service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Trumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumping. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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