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Prosecutors said fraudulent activity artificially inflates streams, reducing the amount paid to musicians and songwriters whose work is listened to by real audiences.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026 -
In order to minimize rider impact with the handlebars or other hard surfaces, the airbag inflates upward during a forward crash.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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The translunar injection involves firing Orion's main engine, which increases the spacecraft's velocity to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the moon.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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With warmer weather heralding spring, the amount of outdoor activities significantly increases.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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When this idea is diluted, government expands its ambition to curate the public’s consciousness.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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As artificial intelligence expands into classrooms, workplaces, and homes, a new coalition warns that risks to children and workers are growing faster than efforts to control the new technology.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Advanced tier is perfect for mid-level and large companies, which further augments your accounting department with Excel data sync capabilities along with backup and restore functionality.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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What Happens Next Attention will now turn to labor negotiations, political response, and whether the transition timeline accelerates.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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When you’re fully submerged in the culture of your field’s epicenter, learning accelerates.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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That was expected to be the last remaining obstacle to the world's biggest sporting event arriving in this 20,000-person suburb tucked between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, that swells to three times its size for New England Patriots games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The noise of your life recedes and a surge of connectedness and gratitude swells inside of you.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Back in Kevin Malone mode, Baumgartner multiplies many times over during a busy workday in a visual demonstration of the product that financial tech sponsor Ramp is selling.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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The risk of harmful drug interactions, duplicate therapies, or dangerous dosing errors multiplies exponentially when the pharmacist’s role as patient advocate in health care is diminished.—
Ryan N. Hansen,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Dilates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilates. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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