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In addition to crowdfunding, however, Golum also applied for four grants and took out a loan from her credit union.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026 -
While weather took out what would have been the first SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch since 2024 on Monday morning, United Launch Alliance had calmer skies for a nighttime launch on the Space Coast.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Frey unleashed his five-pitch arsenal, thwarting the Spartans most of the way.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Gave way (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20way%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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