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When conditions are right for hardening off and planting your seedlings, continue to monitor weather conditions.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026 -
In fire-prone areas, Cal Fire and local fire departments already enforce defensible space rules, and building codes require home hardening like covering vents with mesh to prevent embers from entering the house.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rat poison typically includes bromadiolone, which prevents blood from clotting, according to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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And on those higher ozone days, there were more hemorrhage (bleeding, as opposed to clotting) strokes and more plaque buildup causing major arteries to harden.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
4 Mar. 2026
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The more important developments were Honeywell agreeing to sell its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions unit and setting June 29 as the date to spin off its aerospace business into a separate company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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With Hunter setting the tone in the trenches, Texas Tech reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some recipes also include pectin, a natural gelling agent that helps the jam set to a spreadable texture.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Rangers’ power play has caught fire in the last three games, with the new top unit of Lafrenière, Perreault, Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox gelling quickly after a feeling-out period.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Backing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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