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Sibrian then retaliated against Soto for her claims by reducing her hourly wage, assigning unreasonable workloads and changing her schedule, according to the lawsuit.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026 -
California retaliated with maps to gain five Democratic seats in its 52-member delegation.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Passengers will not be reimbursed for costs incurred as a result of the flight cancellations, such as emergency hotels, unless otherwise covered by their travel insurance plans.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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Many Californians are losing their Medi-Cal because of it, which means the county no longer will be reimbursed for their care.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The Bruins avenged their only loss of the season and redeemed themselves after last season’s lopsided Final Four loss to Connecticut.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Promises made, refunds delayed The restaurant posted a message on its door and on Facebook after closing, saying customers would be refunded and included instructions on how to request their money.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Over $241 billion has been refunded to Americans so far, compared with $211 billion at this time last year.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Got back (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20back%20%28at%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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