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Noun
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Here’s a roundup of openings, closings, expansions and awards.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Another week in Charlotte’s food scene brought new openings, tough closings, a national honor for two local food halls and one very polarizing banana pudding take.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Portions of the line were shut down for ten weeks during the summer of 2024, and the section of the line north of the Bedford-Nostrand Station faced summer shutdowns again last year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, there could be some intermittent shutdowns because part of the semi’s trailer was pushed half a mile down the tracks.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The department paid nearly $3 million to former employees since 2019 to settle accusations of pay, age, gender and disability discrimination, whistleblower protection violations, and retaliatory firings.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those firings included Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, White House chief of staff John Kelly, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Shake-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake-ups. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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