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Noun
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026 -
This was a decrease from a 2023 assessment.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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This stage invites public feedback on what environmental topics should be analyzed, including traffic, noise, lighting, and other potential impacts and input on possible mitigation measures or alternative designs to reduce environmental effects.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Vincent Kompany pointed towards Bayern’s recent run of fixtures — seven of them in 21 January days — as mitigation for an underpowered performance.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.—
Patrick Smith,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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Modern French wellness is about moderation, not deprivation.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
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The United States Food and Drug Administration has noted a link between kava consumption and rare instances of liver damage, so moderation is recommended.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Paris Reuters — French wine and spirits exports fell last year to their lowest volume in at least 25 years as US tariffs and Chinese duties hit sales and a strong euro made some alcohol more expensive, industry group FEVS said on Tuesday, warning of no imminent relief.—
Reuters 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her analysis further suggests that a sanctions-relief agreement that leaves Iran’s broader capabilities intact could stabilize the regime at a moment of internal pressure while preserving its military leverage.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Not appeasement or escalation, but pragmatic alignment where trust is still possible.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These examples are powerful reminders that in the face of divide-and-conquer, appeasement does not work.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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