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Recently the discourse around memecoins, and dragging the rest of the crypto landscape along as well, has turned decidedly political, as Democratic lawmakers have responded to several announcements by the Trump administration related to projects affiliated with the President’s family.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025 -
Politicians have a special obligation, by virtue of their outsize public platforms, to remove contempt from political discourse.—
Timothy Shriver,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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However, with all the secrecy, private discussions that occur in corridors outside the Chapel and reports of deal-making, Harris says the process is more akin to another screen hit – TV show The Traitors.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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This is because genetic studies have indicated low overall genetic diversity and the presence of distinct populations shaped by historical sea-level changes during the Last Glacial Maximum, underscoring the species’ vulnerability to environmental shifts.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The study analyzed starlings from central Kenya that breed twice a year, during rainy seasons.—
Jay Kakade
May 18,
New Atlas,
18 May 2025
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Listen to this article Let scientists, not politicians, judge fluoride For nearly 80 years scientists have proved that fluoride greatly reduces the chance of dental cavities.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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President Donald Trump suggested Friday that the Wall Street Journal should replace its editor with the New York Post’s following a string of critical articles regarding his tariff plans.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2025
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This makes sense in a line of work where exposition is the name of the game and there is a dogged thoroughness and a precision with terminology that suits the subject matter.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Depending on each viewer’s relationship to Elsbeth, To Catch a Predator either establishes or reestablishes the stakes through a combination of a flashback and exposition.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Then, in 1637, the French mathematician René Descartes published his treatise Discourse on the Method (opens a new tab).—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The best recent commentaries on Marx’s nineteenth-century treatise register the uncanniness of twenty-first-century capitalism.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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After Susy died suddenly in 1896, Twain wrote an essay, quoted at length by Chernow, about the sick trickery of the Almighty.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Many experienced screen lags and error messages, struggled to finish and save essays and complained of multiple-choice questions that were worded improperly and included typos.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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Apple's new features also include a system-wide reading mode designed to make text easier to read for users with disabilities such as dyslexia or low vision, the company said.—
Arsheeya Bajwa,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
14 May 2025
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“Prolegomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomenon. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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