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Its board of directors has six seats, with elections staggered so that half of the board turns over at a time.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025 -
After over a decade as a villain to the Avengers, Simon ultimately turns over a new leaf and becomes a longstanding member of the team.—
Wilson Chapman,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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There are Americans—and Britons and Canadians and Australians and Europeans, too—who remember that a society that turns on its Jewish minority eventually devours itself.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Today, the city devours tens of millions every year.—
Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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The platform scans large volumes of public data including court filings, regulatory enforcement actions, corporate disclosures, and news to identify patterns that suggest viable mass tort, class action, or commercial litigation opportunities.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Gobbles (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbles%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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