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That level of intimacy and emotional support, a feature of many close friendships, is often what sets women’s friendships apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

After some strong-arming from the US, the proposal fell apart but now the debate has resurfaced.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Maybe if it’s slow enough, you can form solid within the tank and cause the monomers, the reactive monomers, to stay apart from one another.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

They then used tissue-clearing methods to make the mice transparent while preserving the fluorescent signals, allowing scientists to see deep inside the body without cutting tissues apart.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

He went on joking and juggling just the same, with the world falling apart about us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo