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Rain washed out qualifying Saturday, and the gray, overcast sky served as a fitting background for the somber mood enveloping Charlotte Motor Speedway and its 1½-mile track.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026 -
Starting lineup for Sunday’s Cup Series race Cup qualifying was washed out Saturday afternoon, and thus the starting lineup was set by the rule book.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 May 2026
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The federal gas tax has also remained unchanged since 1993, which experts say has already eroded the Highway Trust Fund’s purchasing power when accounting for inflation.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Polanco-Galdamez said such laws have further eroded trust in healthcare systems among underserved families.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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During the re-examination of the case, a forensic pathology expert found issues with the assistant medical examiner's testimony about Thomas' time of death, which also undermined the convictions, the DA's office said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Ironically enough, early modern European scholars undermined this framework by attempting to more fully revere their Christian God.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Since his installation, the national security of Israeli citizens has steadily deteriorated.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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The facility had deteriorated insulation around the pipes.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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However, when the researchers adjusted the findings for other factors that can affect risk for the conditions, known as confounders — such as genetic and familial influences and the reasons for taking antidepressants — most links significantly weakened or disappeared.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Starmer’s authority weakened after Labor’s poor performance in recent elections, blamed on policy missteps, economic struggles, and the prime minister’s controversial decisions, including appointing an ambassador with ties to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The summit is a barren ash field, gray and treeless, scoured by sulfuric gas and acidic rain that burns whatever tries to grow.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Teams of vaccinators scoured the Mennonites’ neighborhoods, offering shots to them and their agricultural workers.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Nicotine addiction is not an expression of personal liberty, because people start while their brains are still developing, and then their freedom to quit is badly impaired by dependence.—
Katharine Silbaugh,
STAT,
19 May 2026
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Police suspected that Mexican national Brenda Liliana Rivera-Estrada, 30, was impaired during the April 12 crash that ejected her daughter from a vehicle and injured two boys, 11 and 3, and a baby girl, 1.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The costs of maintaining an enormous Cold War army and navy enfeebled an already unstable Soviet economy.—
Gregory A. Daddis,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2022
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“Worn (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worn%20%28away%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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