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Playing their own postseason-style of defense, the Wild spent the first two games tailing and trying to control the impact of Dallas standouts Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson, and have held them each to just one even-strength goal in the first two games.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Signing up for a walking tour across new terrain or high-tailing it through the airport are next to impossible when your toes are screaming in discomfort.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2026
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Offshore Data Centers Face Challenges Aikido’s plan avoids the prickly not-in-my-backyard complaints that are dogging both onshore wind and data-center projects.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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Flockhill, a working sheep station in New Zealand with top-notch food and accommodations, says guests rank its farm tours, which include shadowing the shepherds and viewing lambing and shearing, as the highlight of their stay.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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The job-shadowing program for youths aged 14 to 20 allows participants to gain hands-on experience with officers who advise the program.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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At times texts showed Diamantis hounding them for his payment and threatening to remove them from school jobs if he wasn’t paid.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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San Diego is where Pitino’s basketball ghosts, after hounding him for decades, were sent far away, perhaps for good.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The most recent Emerson College poll showed Becerra received a 15-point bump among Democrats, trailing only Steyer.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s been enough for Minnesota to seize a 2-1 lead after trailing by 19 points early in Game 2.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Tailgating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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