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as in to find out
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The opener will be Vrabel’s first game since the reigning AP Coach of the Year missed Day 3 of the NFL draft to seek counseling following the publication of photos of him and longtime football reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
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The changes that the mayor is seeking will still set this housing apart for those who need it most, but not let bureaucracy itself drive them away.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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This summer and fall, SDG&E plans to host in-person open houses for people to ask direct questions and find out more about the project and its proposed route.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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And finally… ▶️ Is Gen Z just finding out about Scientology?—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Students at a California elementary school are banding together to raise awareness and money to save the bald eagle hunting area at San Bernardino National Forest's Big Bear Valley, home of the viral bald eagles Jackie and Shadow.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Becky Hill reads Alex Murdaugh 2023 guilty verdict In 2023, Murdaugh was convicted of gunning down his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, at the family’s hunting estate in 2021.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Turning my head, sitting, breathing—they all were accompanied by lightning strikes diffused through my body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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These initiatives reflect the massive adoption of AI that should be accompanied by guarding the state residents against the serious risk of hallucination.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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Witnesses saw the armed man run down the road toward Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The 2023 crew, for instance, came back to win just 27 times and came back from multiple runs down just eight times.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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At the request of the DA’s office, this week investigators with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have been digging up the backyard at the home where Noel lived with his family in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive in Everman.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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State and federal investigators returned Tuesday to a North Texas home at the center of the disappearance of a 6-year-old boy, digging up parts of the backyard as authorities pursue new leads in a case that has gripped the community for years.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Language access, cultural competency and workforce representation all play critical role in helping people feel respected, heard and supported throughout the healing journey.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The idea of a faraway place came up, which everybody has heard about but not been to yet.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Off a hunch, Mollick ran the story through Pangram, a program that detects AI writing with 99% accuracy.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The system is designed to stay plugged into the wall outlet and pass power through to your appliances under normal conditions, switching to battery the instant an outage is detected.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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