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So, too, will preserving spaces for human intuition and curiosity—the messy, exploratory web journeys that algorithms can’t replicate.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025 -
Aquila Resources conducted exploratory drilling operations in 2012 at the site.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Participants were presented with a series of experimental questions along with two facial photographs, one of a bearded face and another of a non-bearded one.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Fox performed his original music on keyboards with Solo Smith on bass and Myles Martin on drums at the intimate club Gesu, blending elements of experimental jazz and soul.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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What to look for in a quality Melissa & Doug toy Developmental toys Melissa & Doug toy’s classic developmental toys encourage children to learn through play.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Campbell, Wilson, Bradbury, Onwenu and Moses project as the starters with Brown as the backup center, Jacobs a swing tackle, Wallace as the backup guard and Bryant as a developmental option at tackle.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps there is no more probative example of this when the current president would not rule out using American military force to take Greenland and/or the Panama Canal.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fulbright shepherded the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution through the Senate in 1964, but two years later, his probative hearings helped shift public opinion against the war.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
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That same spring, another federal judge granted preliminary class-action status to a case against Workday, according to an HR Dive article.—
Todd James,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Trump has complained about a preliminary annual revision that was issued in August 2024, that showed the US economy had added 818,000 fewer jobs over the past year than previously reported.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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