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By late February 2025, the CHMR mission was imploding, say current and former defense personnel.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Across the industrial economy, AI is poised to accelerate skills training ten-fold and open the door for a new generation of industrial pros to step in—and here’s the important bit—without sacrificing quality, let alone imploding the entire system.—
Kriti Sharma,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The foundation of the house was crumbling, so Michigan Humane called the Detroit Fire Department for assistance.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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However, that all came crumbling down in March 2023 when Madix discovered that her partner of nearly a decade was having a months-long affair with her close friend and costar, Leviss.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Self-destructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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