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Banks says part of Cadence OTC’s goal is to serve health care deserts by placing its contraceptive and UTI relief products in convenience stores, such as 7-Elevens, rather than pharmacies where these products already exist.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Sheila cruised through stunning mountain ranges and vast deserts — where surely no Reliant Robin has gone before.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Now, the anti-wealth Marxist agenda taking over the Democratic Party is worsening the divide, turning blue-state economies into wastelands and condemning their least mobile residents to poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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Netflix‘s latest action extravaganza wastes zero time in getting to the good stuff, so this review won’t either.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Placental Mammals Placental mammal, (infraclass Eutheria), any member of the mammalian group characterized by the presence of a placenta, which facilitates exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood of the mother and that of the fetus.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The forests are marked by sparse conifer stands, woodlands, herbaceous vegetation, and unvegetated barrens that dominate the transition to Arctic tundra.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The population surge caused widespread urchin barrens across the islands.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, upright vacuums typically come with attachments, including crevice tools, upholstery brushes, and pet hair tools, that enhance the machine’s versatility.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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These eight thin nylon brushes are best used for straw, thread and cap cleaning.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Dust bowls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowls. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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