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Don't show up and ask someone there to educate you.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025 -
The bottom line: The Oregon Health Authority is working to expand peer networks throughout the state, especially in rural communities in the eastern part of the state, to better reach at-risk populations and educate health care providers, while continuing to track its prevalence in the drug supply.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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But back to the task at hand: One trick to schooling yourself while keeping things fun is taking a tour — or a few of them.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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As for Ware, there have been stretches where the need to get better - and get bigger - couldn’t be clearer, particularly when he was schooled by the Clippers’ Ivica Zubac during the recent 10-game losing streak.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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Reports emerged shortly after over the school’s emergency alert system, sending students and faculty into a panic as they were instructed to seek shelter.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hasn’t instructed the front office to sign one free agent.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The traffic alert was reported Tuesday at 5:02 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 5:08 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The winger, who had been out with injury since December, provided several dangerous crosses for his side as Arsenal continued to pile on the pressure.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Green Berets are training alongside Mexico’s elite marine infantry units in conventional and nonconventional combat techniques.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the trailer moves across the tracks, a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad train with two people onboard ploughs through its middle.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Heading out to the desert this weekend or gearing up for a festival soon?—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the United States is gearing up to better counter China militarily with plans for an expansion of shipbuilding, in which China vastly outstrips the U.S. Navy and now has a bigger navy by some measures.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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In South Australia, solar, wind and batteries supply about 75% of the state’s electricity, and the goal is 100% by 2027.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tending the garden: Canada supplies nearly 10% of the U.S. nitrogen fertilizer needs, accounting for 25% of nitrogen fertilizer imports.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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Church volunteers, who were accustomed to helping furnish and decorate apartments for new arrivals, now had to help prevent evictions.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2025
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For those starting from scratch who are looking to furnish a full patio, snag the matching two-piece set that comes with a three-person sofa and coffee table for 64 percent off, as well as a three-piece version that’s 64 percent off.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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