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This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.—
Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
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The orange leather piece featured a soaring, nearly hip-grazing leg slit that culminated with a gold buckle at the top.—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
26 Sep. 2022
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The rising cost of college and ballooning student loan balances have played a large role in changing views about the higher education system, with students increasingly questioning whether a four-year degree is worth it.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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That’s a very reasonable scenario—and one scientists already expect to play out in our own solar system some five billion years from now, with our sun ballooning up and absorbing at least the innermost planets.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Hang gliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20gliding. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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