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The Sparks worked on building their 2026 roster long before the WNBA’s compressed free agency period tipped off.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The attached marathon seasons, compressed offseasons and challenging schedules that came with that stature also included generally being relegated to the posterior of the draft.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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Trump has also pressured Ukraine to come to an agreement with Russia.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Digital platforms had been pressured to strike deals with Australian news publishers to pay for journalism by legislation passed in 2021 that created the country’s News Media Bargaining Code.—
Rod McGuirk,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which in turn directed airflows to levers that depressed piano keys.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Borne (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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