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The performance, which bettered Wilson’s former U18 best of 44.20 from last year at the Holloway Pro Classic, moved the rising high school senior and Olympic gold medalist to No. 4 in the world at the distance.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025 -
Research has shown that expressing gratitude provides many health benefits including reducing depression, improving self-esteem, bettering sleep, lowering blood pressure and an increased sense of happiness and well-being.—
Rafael James,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In a split decision, Tesla missed sales estimates but Alphabet topped forecasts.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Pacheco topped the Chiefs in rushing in 2022 (830 yards) and 2023 (935), and his draft class helped KC win nine straight playoff games before falling in last season’s Super Bowl.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
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Rental assistance is not an entitlement, and demand far outstrips the limited funds available.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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Beijing has also built up its nuclear and conventional arsenals, amassing vessels for a navy that now outstrips the U.S. Navy in number of ships.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
31 May 2025
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Interest payments are now the second-largest spending category in the federal budget, surpassing Medicare and defense in fiscal year 2024 and trailing only Social Security.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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As of 2025, Hawkins says that social media has officially become the business’s main source of income, surpassing both classes and commissions.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Superman’s persona transcends any one classification.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Such academic collaborations were not contradictory to the North Korean credo of Juche (self-reliance) but rather a means of furthering the resilience capacity of the country’s ecological system which inherently transcends borders.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The most violent of these deaths are associated with truly giant stars and are known as supernovas—explosions that sometimes outshine entire galaxies.—
Robin George Andrews,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
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In a career spanning 37 years and over 50 features, there have been few instances when Aamir Khan has been outshined in a film.—
Anupama Chopra,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Only Ichiro himself has eclipsed that total since, with his MLB-record 262 in 2004.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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That is a new series high, eclipsing the previous one, set just a week ago by Episode 4 (3.8 million).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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