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If bits are mere mortals, occupying space and time, qubits possess omnipresence and telepathy.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026 -
If bits are mere mortals, occupying space and time, qubits possess omnipresence and telepathy.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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Iran still has a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway where a fifth of the world’s oil passed through before the war, and America is blockading Iranian ports.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Iran still has a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway where a fifth of the world's oil passed through before the war, and America is blockading Iranian ports.—
SHEIKH SAALIQ,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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“Garrisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrisoning. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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