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Heavy light pollution washed out faint deep-sky objects like galaxies and nebulas, reducing contrast and making astrophotography far more challenging.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
15 May 2026 -
There are roads in the Superior National Forest that have been closed and washed out this week due to the conditions.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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The federal gas tax has also remained unchanged since 1993, which experts say has already eroded the Highway Trust Fund’s purchasing power when accounting for inflation.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Polanco-Galdamez said such laws have further eroded trust in healthcare systems among underserved families.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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This has undermined its credibility among investors too.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Alabama had asked the Supreme Court to move quickly on the appeals following its landmark ruling last month that undermined Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The leaders best positioned through each of these disruptions were not the ones calling us when the situation deteriorated, but those who had already built their structure during the quiet years.—
Dwayne Chauhan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Over the course of the next hour, the weather deteriorated rapidly.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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However, when the researchers adjusted the findings for other factors that can affect risk for the conditions, known as confounders — such as genetic and familial influences and the reasons for taking antidepressants — most links significantly weakened or disappeared.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Starmer’s authority weakened after Labor’s poor performance in recent elections, blamed on policy missteps, economic struggles, and the prime minister’s controversial decisions, including appointing an ambassador with ties to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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First Cesari scoured Facebook groups and asked ChatGPT and Gemini for leads.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Meanwhile, his fan club spread out in a suite perched behind the visiting on-deck circle, where friends, mentors and family members scoured his every twitch.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Evidence at the scene led officers to investigate whether the driver was impaired at the time of the crash.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Authorities allege Mathers was impaired at the time of the crash.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The costs of maintaining an enormous Cold War army and navy enfeebled an already unstable Soviet economy.—
Gregory A. Daddis,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2022
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“Worn (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worn%20%28away%29. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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