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Tomato, pepper, eggplant and tomatillo are all susceptible to the same suite of soil pathogens.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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In recent years, the number of satellite launches has increased, resulting in thousands of satellites in low-Earth orbit that are susceptible to cyberattacks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Nets still got plenty in return for Durant: Cam Johnson, nine unprotected first-round picks, one protected first round pick, two first-round swaps and three second-round picks.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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If that happens and the Heat land in the lottery and keep their pick, Oklahoma City then gets the rights to Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Saving currently endangered species A number of experts say that bringing back extinct animals will not solve any conservation problems and that efforts would be better spent trying to find ways to save current critically endangered or vulnerable species.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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There are several factors behind what makes a region particularly sneezy and vulnerable to certain allergens.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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More generally, some people are concerned that becoming too reliant on AI for menial and routine tasks could lead to us becoming over-reliant and helpless, perhaps even to the detriment of human problem-solving or decision-making ability.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Asking for help isn’t the same as being helpless, Pryor noted.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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For more than a century, the U.S. and Canada built a close, prosperous partnership—standing together in war, mutually fueling their economies through trade, and maintaining the world's longest undefended border.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s aggressive tariffs may undermine another of his objectives — countering the dangers posed by a (largely) undefended Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, at a time when China and Russia are taking an increasing interest in the Arctic.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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“In the lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20the%20lurch. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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