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The Mulholland Drive actress has since become one of the most visible voices urging women to recognize perimenopause symptoms earlier, writing a book on the subject and speaking openly about the years of confusion, shame and dismissals that shaped her experience.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
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Korey’s record reports multimillion-dollar personal injury case results, more than 1,000 criminal-defense clients served, more than 500 dismissals, and recognition through The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and FOX 26 News.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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This also lines up with the DNR’s data, which shows that most wolf depredations on hunting dogs take place during the hound training season in July and August, as well as during hunting season in the fall.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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But with the new firings, USPSTF has eight vacancies, including the chair and vice chair positions.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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Super Heavy has undergone its own assessments in recent weeks, including test firings of the booster's 33 Raptor 3 engines.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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The board rejected the judge’s recommendations to rescind the layoffs, and approved sending the final layoff notices to the employees.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Professionals facing career transitions—whether due to layoffs, industry shifts or broader economic forces—are frequently left to navigate change on their own.—
Irma Becerra,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Sackings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sackings. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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