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Recent polling found that most primary voters planned to rank multiple candidates in the crowded governor’s race.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Recent outbreaks connected to recreational water have already raised concern in several countries.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Recent data show rates among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are approaching those of non-Hispanic white women, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Recent decades have seen inequality on the rise again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Ben deletes the title and retypes: "Differences: America's Far Past and Recent Past" “Specifics?” asks Ben.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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