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Recent Examples of micronizeThankfully they’ve have been upgraded in recent years to be micronized so the white cast isn’t as noticeable.—Holly Carter, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
Each day, an FX makeup team used around 400 prosthetics on the passengers, and made 3,000 gel capsules filled with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and red powdered Kool-Aid.
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Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.
Taken together, these actions will cripple Iran's military, crush their ability to support terrorist proxies and deny them the ability to build a nuclear bomb.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
The thinking is that if oil doesn’t start flowing out of the Middle East soon, prices would have to go high enough to balance the market by crushing demand.
However, while chemically the same, beach sand is made up of tiny crystals of quartz that have been pulverized by geological weathering and the pounding of ocean waves.
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John Ballato,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
The biggest reason why is the Gators’ four-man meat grinder of a frontcourt, which pulverizes opponents defensively and on the offensive glass.
The vendor chalked this up to Apple controlling the entire update stack, as opposed to Android, where updates are likely fragmented across diverse manufacturers and device types.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
Letters are fragmented into the surrounding steps, allowing visitors to interact with the text and engage with the memory of these women in a tactile, participatory way.
After declining to run for governor, Harris is believed to be mulling another run for president.
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Lia Russell
March 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Bloomberg, meanwhile, reported that HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery is mulling job cuts that could affect middle and back offices, affecting as much as 20,000 roles, because of AI’s impact on financial services.
The Suns then tied the game at 94-94 after Jordan Goodwin beat the buzzer with a corner triple to end the period.
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Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
Keller stymies defending champ Coppell Claire Garritson scored the game-winning goal in the second half and Keller hung on to beat defending state champion Coppell 2-1 in the Class 6A Division 1 Region 1 Final on Tuesday night at Keller High School.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026