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Animal advocates have long pushed the city to legalize TNR, saying the practice reduces unwarranted litters, euthanasia and shelter intake while improving the health of feral cats.—
Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a sliding divider that provides a privacy barrier from the aisle and, according to the manufacturer, reduces noise from the galley and bathroom.— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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By April and May, the shelf life decreases.— Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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When timelines stretch over years, transaction certainty decreases, project economics weaken, and securing financing becomes more difficult.— Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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But as the season progresses, that outlet diminishes.— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
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Hot and humid weather generally decreases air density, helping the ball carry, while cold weather increases density and shortens flight.— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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They were also pruned sparingly, if at all, since pruning shortens the life of a birch.— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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That’s a tactic city financers used on several other bond projects as well, said Molly Scarbrough, a deputy program manager for the Denver GO Bond Program, which abbreviates general obligation bond.— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
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