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Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026 -
Among the artifacts found buried in the frozen earth were pewter military buttons from the First Pennsylvania Battalion, established in 1775 — which helped archaeologists date the remains back to the Revolutionary War, according to the museum.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Building the program had proved difficult.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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But Iran, until now, has proved resistant to that approach.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Frustrated with city leadership and emergency response failures, Pratt entered the race determined to unseat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Instead, charitable contributions are separately stated on Schedule K-1 and pass through to each owner, where deductibility is determined based on that owner's individual tax profile.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The Premier League’s sudden obsession with dead-ball situations is best demonstrated by Brentford deciding to replace Frank with Keith Andrews, who previously was the club’s set-piece coach.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Past players have demonstrated that Minecraft is Turing complete, meaning that any computer program can be implemented within the game.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
25 May 2026
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The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Last year, Swiss scientists showed that AI models soundly beat humans on emotional intelligence tests.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Many residents, like the Magidsons and Aubry, were among those who weren’t insured.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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The Pew survey found 53% of uninsured people got health information from social media, compared to 38% of those who were insured.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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It's specified that shade coverings may not exceed 8'x8'x6', so as not to interfere with lifeguards' sight of the water out of safety concerns for those recreating in the ocean.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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All versions of the Volvo EX60 are well specified.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Nailed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nailed%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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