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Special election was 'harbinger for Democratic enthusiasm' The polling numbers may not play out, but the voter turnout for Shawn Harris in Georgia's 14th district earlier this month bodes well for Democrats across the state.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026 -
The development bodes poorly for further negotiations, coming just days after Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely to give Iran more time.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later, and a subsequent clip indicates that the intruder was captured before reaching a staircase leading down to the event.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sorsby further contends the timing of his NIL payments indicates he was paid to play football and not for use of his NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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An index of 50 is balanced and presages neither economic expansion nor contraction.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Foreshows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshows. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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