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The Suns led by nine in the first quarter, but the Thunder gradually regained control and led for the entire second half.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
These Birkenstock Arizonas are also made with their signature cork footbeds, which can mold to the shape of your feet gradually to improve comfort and support your foot health.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meeting up with my friends and fiancé at a local dive bar in Washington, DC, answering progressively trickier questions about geography, science, history, politics and my favorite, pop culture – what wasn't there to like?—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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For Starmer, whose future as leader of a progressively rudderless Labour Party is now at risk, these projections are about as helpful as a hole in the head.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The players have increasingly bought in over the years, even those without as many connections to the other city.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The nation is expected to face a shortage of 570,000 care workers by 2040, making the search for solutions increasingly urgent.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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The birth at the San Diego Zoo is just one deer — but little by little, a little becomes a lot.—
Ryan Brennan
April 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Consequently, in the 1980s, the ideas and ideals embodied in the New World Information and Communication Order debates and the MacBride Report were little by little stowed away as free market and globalization became the key words in a new digital communication era.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Hierarchically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchically. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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