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Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes on the South Pars petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh, a key site for Iran's energy sector, both for production of petroleum by-products and for joint work with Qatar on the world's largest natural gas field.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
These included an ice-cream parlor, souvenir shops, and homes repurposed into Airbnbs—all by-products of a growing tourism industry on Fogo.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Officials said taking away the licenses could have drastic repercussions for countless industries that rely on commercial drivers and worsen the serious shortage of bus drivers currently impacting New York’s schoolchildren and their families.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In what was framed as a protest against the report’s feared repercussions on the freedom of the press, the United States and the United Kingdom withdrew from UNESCO in 1984 and 1985.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mulch too close to the trunk can also confuse the tree or shrub into growing new roots or offshoots.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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In each of the past three seasons, CBS introduced offshoots of an existing series.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Eric Kripke and Evan Goldberg, the executive producers on The Boys and its spin-offs, acknowledged the show’s conclusion in a statement to PEOPLE, while assuring fans that its storylines will continue elsewhere in the franchise.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now Picard is zipping around the cosmos again, The Lord of the Rings is waylaid with prequels and spin-offs, and somehow, Palpatine returned.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Blowbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowbacks. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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