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Rather than following the traditional paradigm of Congress passing laws and the Department of Education promulgating and enforcing rules, such agreements serve largely as window dressing for federal shakedowns.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025 -
Advertisement Advertisement No case better illustrates this paradigm than John F. Kennedy’s win in 1960.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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As of July 24, officials had received 222 reports of the hoses bursting, which led to 29 injuries — including a bone bruise, two sprains, and five instances of temporary hearing loss caused by the loud sound of the hose rupturing.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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While officials have insisted these instances were completely preventable, Walker points to a lack of a centralized system to identify and locate unlawful drones.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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For example, the Bay View Neighborhood Association supports residents through advocacy and community improvements.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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For example, fructose (fruit sugar) is converted to glucose in the liver, and so is galactose (a component of milk sugar).—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The teeth at the front of the dinosaur’s jaw, however, are D-shaped in cross section, with the curve of the D facing out toward the lip and a flat side facing the interior of the mouth.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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To get past labor shortages, its leaders have hired from a cross section of related fields rather than focusing solely on PhD physicists.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
17 July 2025
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Taken from different depths, the specimens were collected on 332 research voyages and acquired from 48 natural history museums, making the study the most comprehensive assessment of brittle star DNA to date.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
24 July 2025
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All specimens were found at night among the leaf litter on the forest except for the first two, which were discovered perched on a tree trunk and a branch, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 24,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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General admission tickets are $25 for entry to the event at 1 p.m. Tickets include admission, three taco tickets plus five margarita samples.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Water samples will be tested in Northwest Arkansas, rather than Little Rock, to speed up the process.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 July 2025
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The film didn’t perform well, but the soundtrack has become a cult classic, and now, The Pick of Destiny has become a commercial success.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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During a stay, guests are privy to elaborate breakfast spreads that present Mexican classics like huevos rancheros and chilaquiles in the highest quality manner with ingredients sourced from traditional markets around the city.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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The coach’s prototype quickly evolved into a machine featuring a lone basket with a 14-inch rim and a seven-inch ball.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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When one prototype's cooling system underperformed, the retrospective revealed an unexpected airflow pattern that became the key to our final design.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Locus classicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus%20classicus. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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