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Ajanta’s caves are known for their vivid murals and Buddha statues, while Ellora is famed for its monolithic rock-cut architecture, notably the Kailasa Temple, which defies engineering logic.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Regardless, the company’s leaders say these experiments are a promising step toward their goal of engineering mammoth traits into Asian elephants.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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After receiving a takeover bid from Couche-Tard last year, Seven & I’s founding family had begun talks to take the convenience store owner private in what would have been the largest management buyout in history if successful.—
Reuters,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Running Point, on the other hand, is just an exercise in brand management.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The government of French President Emmanuel Macron came under heavy fire for its handling of the cyclone – the strongest storm to hit the area in more than 90 years.—
Robert Shackelford and Edward Szekeres,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some members declined to attend amid the president's handling of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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As a majority shareholder, Emerson has a lot of control in this situation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the accident was the most significant technical setback for the Starship program since the first full-scale test flight in 2023, which damaged the launch pad before the rocket spun out of control in the upper atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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This demand — for flights of 500 km and under — is currently serviced by small turbo propeller aircraft with nearly 15,000 currently in operation.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Spirit Airlines, the only U.S.-based carrier that connected Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien’s Hugo Chavez International Airport, also suspended all of its Haiti flight operations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Sunday spotlight Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been dominating the headlines in the first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s new administration — at times overshadowing the president himself.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Shuttered programs leave millions of people without care access DAKAR, Senegal -- Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding.—
SAM MEDNICK,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Read More: World Leaders React to Zelensky and Trump’s Oval Office Showdown If there are plans to cut defense spending Trump was asked about the Administration's plan to shrink the size of the federal government, a charge spearheaded by DOGE under the watchful eye of Musk.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
9 Mar. 2025
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That wasn’t caused by government—it wasn’t caused by Presidents.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Having served as Ambassador to Washington D.C., Beijing, Singapore, and the Czech republic, Jaishankar enjoys a huge comparative advantage over his global peers, because of his familiarity with the machine and machinations of modern diplomacy.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Of course, all machinations are born of a cursed monkey toy that proves impossible to get rid of, whether hacked to pieces or thrown down a well.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Manipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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