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Noun
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Iran’s drone barrages heavily depleted its expensive interceptor missile stockpiles.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026 -
Iran fired over 1,000 ballistic missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states during the war, as well as barrages of drones.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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For many families, barriers to care stem not only from transportation or cost, but from feeling misunderstood, unseen, or unable to communicate comfortably with providers.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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In the past, the EEOC has also used EEO-1 data to focus the agency’s outreach, education and guidance on industries where empirical evidence indicates that barriers to equal employment opportunity exist.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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It can also be released by cooking fats and oils at high temperatures, and has been found in water produced by oil and gas operations and is an ingredient in some pesticides used in irrigation canals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In Rotterdam, the design referenced canals and bridges.—
Christine Mortag,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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Iron ore is the primary commodity transported through the locks, followed by coal, stone and grain products.—
Victoria E. Freile,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Brown and Doubs would be locks to start.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Weirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirs. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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