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Noun
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The soil samples confirmed that these individuals had been treated with mercury during their lifetimes, rather than absorbing it from the soil.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026 -
For years, experts warned that Covid-19 would not be the last major infectious disease crisis of our lifetimes.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Yields fell across durations on Wednesday morning as nerves calmed, but narrowed on reports Starmer’s leadership rival Wes Streeting is preparing to resign as health secretary.—
Elsa Ohlen,Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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That data consisted of random phone numbers and matches with names, call times and call durations.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Schlittler posted six-plus innings, seven strikeouts and two runs against.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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In the Patriot League, Madison Adams went 3-for-3 with two triples and drove in two runs, backing Caroline Arruda’s 11 strikeouts as Marshfield blanked Plymouth North 11-0.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The librarians must abide by those embargo dates and keep the books out of circulation until then.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The former Beatle worked on it with producer Andrew Watt in between touring dates for his acclaimed Got Back tour.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
Noun
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At times, officials in the Mayor’s office viewed Jeffries as an ally.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Some come out the other side of illness, but most loop through an unpredictable whirlpool, at times within sight of shore, at other moments spinning back out to sea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Holmgren is one of the best defenders in the game, both in terms of premier rim protection and play-by-play consistency.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Sachs, co-writing the film per usual with Mauricio Zacharias, has a deep investment in the Manhattan arts scene of the period that pays off in terms of the drama’s immersiveness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Noun
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This embrace of coal is a short-term fix—extending the life spans of older coal-burning plants rather than spawning a wave of new ones.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Her life spans a century of dedication to and passion for all things creative in a lifetime of benefit to and for all.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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