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This year, the NCAA is giving teams that reach the championship game and the one that wins the title extra units.
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Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Among the slideshow of actors, executives, crew members and more who died in the last year, a few special moments stood out.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
In the mix is a possible rematch of last year's national final against Florida, which would essentially be a road team with a better seed.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Get unlimited digital access to Vogue including the Spring issue for $3 $1/month for one year.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
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Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Among the slideshow of actors, executives, crew members and more who died in the last year, a few special moments stood out.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
In the mix is a possible rematch of last year's national final against Florida, which would essentially be a road team with a better seed.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Get unlimited digital access to Vogue including the Spring issue for $3 $1/month for one year.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for year
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FoodRecipesNewsHow ToDiningNewsletterInstagram Starting in 5 days Trouble in the kitchen?—
Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Loomer in recent days has ramped up her calls for all Muslims to be deported from America and attacked New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his Islamic faith.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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But Adebayo delivered in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points with the help of 9-of-12 shooting from the foul line in the final period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Boise State would hang around for the final two-minute period, which stretched to about 30 minutes of actual time, as both teams repeatedly sent each other to the free-throw line and called timeouts.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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History of rocky planets L 98-59 d is shaped by a continuous cycle between its molten interior and its atmosphere.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the start of the coaching cycle this year feels a little different.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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If frozen molecules can survive within these dusty structures, they may later be released into the interstellar medium as the nebula disperses, contributing complex material to future generations of stars and planetary systems.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Previously, proof of citizenship could go back additional generations to great-grandparents and beyond under the legal provision known as jus sanguinis.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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James’ longevity and productivity at the twilight of his career is so unmatched that even the idea that the James era could end soon barely even registers for some competitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tuberculosis, the bacteria often associated with the deaths of Victorian-era monarchs, was recently contracted by more than 200 high school students in San Francisco.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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