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If the project is approved, construction is projected to start June 29 and run for a year.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026 -
The City Council approved the $500,000 settlement on Thursday, adding another payout to the city’s till related to Platt’s four-year tenure.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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On May 19th, 2026, the French Senate endorsed changing the frozen electorate rolls, the exact same final straw that sparked the 2024 crisis and let to rioting.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Gabbard later dropped out of the race and endorsed the ultimate winner, President Joe Biden.—
David Klepper,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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In July 202, a tribunal recommended then-chancellor Giovannini reconsider that decision, and in August 2020, McDonald made an appeal to the college’s board of trustees.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Bandstra commended the group on its commitment.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Glenn Close, is commended as part of a tradition of the greatest Hispanists coming from outside the country.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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Pritzker also is overwhelmingly favored to win reelection to a third term in November.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Oklahoma City is still favored to advance past San Antonio, though, and at much stronger odds than before Game 3, moving from -160 on BetMGM to a whopping -450, or an over 80 percent likelihood of winning.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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“Rooted (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooted%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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