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There are whale experts who can euthanize a humpback whale, for example, by inserting a needle the size of a human arm into its heart.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026 -
That required segmenting the coil and inserting electronics within it to keep it from radiating its energy away like an antenna.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to the Army, this speed was made possible through the use of 3D printing for the warhead housing and the Picatinny Common Lethality Integration Kit (CLIK), which serves as a universal interface for attaching lethal payloads to various drone platforms.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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Reduce Waste When Possible An alternative to purchasing disposable pads is attaching a reusable microfiber cloth around the Swiffer head.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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The notion of a mother tongue assumes that language functions as a common thread in families, tying parent to child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Judge hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, tying Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami with his MLB-leading 12th of the season, to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead in the ninth inning.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Caesarstone in 2010 began affixing warning labels to its slabs.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Following those highs came a string of solid but unexciting records, which mostly stuck with Metric’s formula while adding the occasional left-field lyric about the Kool-Aid-drinking masses or confounding reference to QAnon.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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The trick is going into the eye to the retina which lines the back [of the eye], like an inner tube, and injecting the material [vector] between the photoreceptor nerve cells and the retinal pigment epithelium cells, which lie underneath.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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In addition to adjoining Oak Forest, the property is also close to Midlothian, Markham, Tinley Park and Country Club Hills.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Extend a small bedroom When confronted with a room adjoining a small patio space, try combining them!—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kerr — known for sharing her life as a travel influencer to thousands of followers on Instagram and Facebook — seemingly last updated her accounts on April 13, posting photos of what appeared to be her resort room and tagging the Agadir Marina as the location.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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More information on the spring turkey season, hunting regulations, junior hunter training days, and tagging and reporting requirements can be found in the 2026 Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Grafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafting. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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