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as in circumscribing
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as in preserving
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In quick succession, the Court began circumscribing Congress’s ability to define rights and act on its constitutional imagination.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026 -
This wouldn’t be the first time the Court has avoided a head-on fight with the other branches, especially after Congress makes noise about circumscribing its authority.—
Time,
Time,
14 Nov. 2025
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As a recent Forbes analysis on AI and internal controls underscores, when technology reshapes how money moves, CFOs become responsible not just for managing risk, but for preserving the control structures that protect enterprise value.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Appreciating, preserving and protecting these last wild ecosystems is essential to our collective survival.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Members must live or attend school in central San Diego or the surrounding area.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The victim has not yet been identified and detectives did not share details on the circumstances surrounding the man's death.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Day 8 of picketing More than 100 NYSNA nurses were back out in the brutal cold to picket for an eighth day since the strike started last week.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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And while the fence enclosing the yard is made of vinyl — which is flammable — the five-foot section closest to the house is a metal gate.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Details-wise, Johnson is seeing an uptick in adding brass rods, enclosing bookshelves with a textured wallpaper, or adding unique millwork design flourishes that aren’t in a standard Shaker-style.—
Kate Jerde,
Architectural Digest,
28 Dec. 2025
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After going two sets up, Alcaraz was closing in on the final before pulling up midway through the third set with what looked like muscle cramps.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Also this week, Chipotle started a PAC, restaurants in Minnesota are closing in protest of ICE raids, and more.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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Heath is a native of nearby Marshall that was obliterated during Helene when the French Broad River buffering the community bulldozed downtown.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
15 Dec. 2025
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Small and fragmented burns, what Roos calls a mosaic of fire, could be more effective at diminishing risk and buffering the effects of climate than bigger, cohesive prescribed burns.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The original Imperial Hotel, an icon of the encircling Ginza neighborhood, was constructed in 1923 by Frank Lloyd Wright.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The silhouette also included a slender strap encircling the ankle.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Walling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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