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Any administrative tasks associated with a course of study or big trip, like applications or visas, could become overwhelming.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
In one example, FedEx has consolidated nine sort processes into a single streamlined workflow, simplifying clearance processes by using digital self-service and AI to replace hundreds of legacy applications.
Alongside the continued dominance of genre packages, such as horror, action and thrillers, more films about relationships and romance have hit the market, hoping to make buyers’ hearts (and budgets) flutter.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
The funding — formerly known as earmarks — was tucked into spending packages that Congress passed in both November and February to fund most of the government through September.