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The national herd size isn't the only factor that determines what beef costs at the grocery store.—
ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Last year, given the same week off as the Play-In Tournament determines the seventh and eighth seeds in each conference, the Lakers suffered a lopsided 117-95 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their first-round series.— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Teenagers who don’t want to play for an NAHL franchise that selects them can search for other leagues in which to skate, which is what several potential Mallards chose to do this season.— Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
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An attention mechanism then selects the most relevant data points, while a Kolmogorov-Arnold Network performs the final prediction of position.— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
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Enough for a Summer Outing Dyson specifies that the HushJet Mini Cool can run for up to 6 hours on the lowest fan speed.— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
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California law specifies timelines during which a special election may be scheduled, with a primary election nine or 10 weeks beforehand.— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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It is set in the summer of 1977 after Victoria Leonard’s world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend.— Peter White, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
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Needham Research analyst Laura Martin also suggested that advertising could be much higher if Apple chooses to go down that path, but Ternus could also use Apple’s $67 billion or so in cash to other, more ambitious use-cases.— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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Defense tech adopts the countercultural posture of the avant-garde to shape the reception of military innovation.— Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
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Set near the foot of South Mountain and its 100 miles of trails, Wonderift adopts an earthy ethos, recycling grounds and providing a no-velvet-couch, no-frills hangout to hikers.— Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
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The company assigns a third-party installer to your project.— Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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When a customer completes an order online with a participating retailer, SameDay Local automatically matches them to the appropriate vehicle and driver, assigns the route and provides them live near-real-time tracking updates from pickup to delivery.— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Give your jacket collection a makeover with these lightweight Quince picks starting at $50.— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
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Their current, championship-contending rotation includes late second-round draft picks Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe, each of whom proved their NBA abilities playing heavy minutes in mostly losing efforts.— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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The plan details various initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at key facilities such as the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles International Airport, as well as establishes methods to lower water use.— Daily News, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The contract establishes stricter controls over how Flock can access and use city data, requiring approval from city leadership for most actions.— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Pins (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pins%20%28down%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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