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In some cases, families were separated.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026 -
This incident also led to Eckert and Hellberg nearly coming to blows before being separated by the fourth official.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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In another case, a witness described discovering the body of a man whose genitals had been severed, lying beside the body of a woman holding them, in what the report described as an apparent effort to degrade and humiliate the victims.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces, authorities said, as residents in the capital Havana faced ongoing blackouts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Aside from Ballard, the Colts parted ways with six starters from last year, either via trade or free agency.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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To complement her classically chic ensemble, Apple wore her hair straight and parted in the middle (reminiscent of her mom's signature style) along with smoky, winged liner and a rosy lipstick shade.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The global payments system is currently fragmented between local payment rail networks and mobile wallet ecosystems.—
Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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DesignSpec’s integration with tools like Revit also reflects a broader push toward interoperability between designers and architects, an area that has historically been fragmented.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Sectioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioned. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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