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After his father died from tuberculosis in 1846, Strauss and his sisters emigrated to New York City, where his two older brothers owned a wholesale dry goods business.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Mellone’s case would clarify the citizenship rights of the descendants of some 14 million Italians who emigrated between 1877 and 1914, according to Foreign Ministry statistics, and beyond.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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King visits an urban farming program The king also toured an after-school, urban farming effort in Harlem that works with young people affected by food insecurity, and later planned to meet with business and financial leaders in Manhattan.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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After the two couples had tea in the Green Room and toured the White House grounds.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the pioneers of the frontier myth, however, these real people journeyed through the West not only from the East, but in many different directions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Defected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defected. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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