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I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare
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Transgender troops fighting to remain in the military provided one of the starkest examples of the urgency of court decisions.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Canada and Mexico were hit last month with 25 percent tariffs on many goods, which the president said was because of a lack of action on stopping fentanyl from coming into the U.S.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Simple ingredients: Another reason this casserole is so popular is because of the simple ingredient list.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Canada and Mexico were hit last month with 25 percent tariffs on many goods, which the president said was because of a lack of action on stopping fentanyl from coming into the U.S.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Simple ingredients: Another reason this casserole is so popular is because of the simple ingredient list.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
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