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Corridors and the lobby are open-air, cleverly arranged to ventilate naturally with the wind, meaning no air-con necessary.
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At George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia there were several such necessaries on the grounds.
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All three of the Wilcoxes had their own wish for America’s next 250 years as Philadelphia welcomes millions of visitors for the semiquincentennial.
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Who can blame those faculty who have been able to find reprieve within—and have a wish to secure the long-term existence of—the civic-center movement?
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Shrimp and mussels are a must for her seafood paella, though the queen of home cooking has also used lobster in the past.
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While breakfast and lunch are first-come, first-serve, for dinner a reservation is a must.
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That means the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which is the local enforcement agency for these requirements in the region, will be in charge of monitoring whether businesses are following the law.
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Since then, the mussels have spread through California waterways, prompting mandatory boat inspections and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs statewide.
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Diversity isn’t necessarily an ethical desideratum in a collection.
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The Trump administration has sought nothing less than a reformulation of U.S. policy on the two-state solution, bringing it in line with Netanyahu’s desiderata Among Netanyahu’s enablers, however, one partner stands out.
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According to Taylor, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a sine qua non.
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Demanding better services at lower costs is the sine qua non for growing prosperity.
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The settlement stems from a 2022 federal class action suit filed by YouTube TV subscribers who argued that Disney used its control over must-have programming, including content tied to ESPN and Hulu, to influence the broader live streaming market.
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Barrel-leg and bootcut jeans are competing once again for 2026’s It silhouette, while Canadian tuxedos have gone from being controversial to a must-have.
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The structural design curtails the necessity for active safety mechanisms, electronic trip switches, or manual operator control interventions during an operational deviation.
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These are films born out of creative necessity and a truly independent spirit.
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