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With the decision months away, the Navy’s choice will hinge on which design best balances stealth, range, payload, and carrier suitability for high-end conflict scenarios.—
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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The study is examining whether portions of the coastline meet criteria for national park designation, including significance, suitability and feasibility, along with the need for National Park Service management.— City News Service, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Besides, the involvement of lawyers, with their downtown office suites, perfumed the whole arrangement with an aroma of respectability.— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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But not long after achieving mainstream respectability, Kelly’s career unraveled abruptly.— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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Decolonization and the expansion of international legal norms further reduced the acceptability of coercive naval diplomacy.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.— Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Thank goodness, too, because that would have been a day-ruiner.— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Some were friends of Month Offliners who were there solely out of the goodness of their heart.— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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This week, the 11-member Historic and Design Review Commission unanimously voted to issue a certificate of appropriateness for the second phase, an important requirement the city had to secure before applying for other permits and awarding a construction contract.— Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
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The update comes as rodeo outfits have drawn attention online, including viral social media videos debating the appropriateness of attire worn by some attendees.— Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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The cinematography, score and editing all stay flat-footed in deference to its lead.— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Fed officials are not entitled to the same special deference in their stewardship of public monies…or in bank regulatory and supervisory policy…or in areas affecting international finance, among other matters.— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Hyrox is a fitness craze taking over gyms not only in the United States, but overseas.— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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The House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Yet our education system, obsessed with correctness, often trains this instinct out of kids.— Vivienne Ming, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
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We all get hung up in political correctness.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
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