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Believed to have lived in isolation for thousands of years, the tribe has fiercely protected its independence, often meeting outsiders with hostility.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025 -
This genetic isolation, the authors of the study reasoned, suggested the region likely wasn’t a migration corridor that linked sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa despite the Sahara’s hospitable conditions at the time.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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The city integrated, but block-by-block segregation kept white and Black residents apart.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since 1869, segregation in Detroit public schools had been outlawed by the state’s Supreme Court.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Put simply, this means more space, better noise insulation and crash protection.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The clusters of fibers trap air and therefore, provide exceptional insulation.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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In response, agencies across the Valley have begun imposing new boating restrictions — including bans, inspections and mandatory quarantines.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This inspired the blank paper protests which played a role in the lifting of quarantine in China.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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While maintaining a sense of exclusivity and tranquility, the center remains within easy reach of Colombo’s conveniences, offering a perfect balance between seclusion and accessibility.—
Kara Markley Sterling,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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The audit also found widespread issues with school systems’ seclusion and restraint policies.—
Nolan McKendry | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Dec. 2024
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Azolla’s sequestration contributed to lowering atmospheric CO₂ levels from 3,500 ppm to around 500 ppm, according to an August 2000 study published in Nature—a dramatic decline that cooled the planet.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The politics surrounding carbon capture and sequestration are a bit complicated.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
18 Feb. 2025
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This chain of bases could restrict China’s ambition through blockade, and controlling Taiwan would help China create a gap in this chain.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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The drills focused on practicing assaults on maritime and ground targets, and blockades of key areas and sea lanes to test the joint operation capabilities of its troops, Senior Colonel Shi Yi said in a statement released by the People’s Liberation Army.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Counterblockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblockade. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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