Giant agaves, lomandra, aeoniums, aloes, blue grasses and sages covered the slope from the house to the pool.
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Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk.
Classical thinkers used it to describe the capacity to feel a powerful impulse and choose not to act on it.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.
Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
Founded by Thiel and Auren Hoffman, the invite-only network of CEOs, politicians and intellectuals meets to have small, moderated conversations in confidentiality about the future of tech, according to Axios, which reported the forum’s plans for a DC-area campus last year.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Black intellectuals such as Ralph Ellison knew this, too, despite living at a time when the lynchings of Black people were still a regular feature of American life.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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