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Noun
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The 44-year-old co-owner of Opium nightclub was shot in the head twice before a neighbor found her body on Sunday morning, Gwinett County investigators said, according to arrest warrants obtained by 11 Alive.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026 -
Richman, the Citizen Oversight Board member, does not believe first-line supervisors are equipped to thoroughly review misconduct allegations and make informed decisions on what warrants further review.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The former president’s conversations with a ghost writer helping to write his memoir were collected as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents.—
Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
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Well more than a year before the May 18 attack, Caleb Vazquez’s behavior had so concerned officials that he was placed on a 72-hour involuntary hold for a mental health evaluation, feared to be a danger to himself or others, court documents indicate.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Warrants were issued for some of the individuals, and summonses for others.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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New York police have issued several summonses and made some arrests at past SantaCons.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tokenized equities, money market funds, private credit instruments, and real-world assets are all becoming part of broader conversations around how capital markets are evolving, settlement is modernizing, and programmable finance is already changing trading and investing options for investors.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The free show involves a house band and local singers and musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments or grab a mic and sing their original songs or covers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The Justice Department declined to comment about the subpoenas, the reason for using them and potential crimes being investigated.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey have launched an investigation into FIFA’s 2026 World Cup ticketing practices, and have sent subpoenas to the global soccer governing body in what appears to be the most serious probe yet of a ticket sales process that has frustrated fans worldwide.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Turns out, researchers have already noticed this and have also written research papers about it.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The associate professor at Columbia University’s School of Nursing had grown accustomed to having artificial intelligence tools help polish scientific papers for grammar, formatting, and other details.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Noun
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These include encryption software and various forms of authentication or enforcement software that limit which types of digital activities users can perform.—
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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That new thing As his predecessor did 135 years ago, Leo warns that individual humans and humanity itself must not be left behind by technological advancements or by new forms of power.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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“Writs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writs. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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