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Noun
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Just like the children on whom the same administration drops bombs.—
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026 -
That includes the slim Republican majority in Congress, which voted against curbing the president’s ability to unilaterally drop bombs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, a little over two-thirds of all players were net losers, functionally transferring their funds directly to the tiny cabal of predictive gurus.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Five worst nuclear reactor disasters 1.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Satellite connectivity can act as a backup during disasters like hurricanes or wildfires.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Remove the lemons from the pan and set aside to cool slightly.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Citric acid in citrus fruits like lemons may interact with certain medications, such as medications used for diabetes, blood pressure, and heart conditions.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Because the buds are not present during the winter months, these varieties are less susceptible to bud loss due to spring frosts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tender seedlings and transplants are killed by late-season frosts if they’re set out too early, while vegetables and flowers that are planted too late may not have enough time to reach maturity before the weather turns.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yet travelers who only know these waters from shoreline cities often miss their quieter side, where shipwrecks rest beneath clear depths, small ports wake to foghorns and science teams study a living ecosystem in real time.—
Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The discovery of the shipwrecks confirms the importance of the bay as a maritime hub of regional and global significance, the researchers said.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There has been no lesson learned and inadequate spending on infrastructure improvements, which would help prevent future catastrophes.—
Kristine Alessio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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At the center of that calculation is the Disaster Relief Fund, FEMA's primary account for responding to catastrophes.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Nonevents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonevents. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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