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"But an unusually powerful polar vortex has extended ozone depletion in the Antarctic this season, allowing the hole to grow to proportions we haven't seen in a decade."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
For all the uncertainty about what comes next, the experience of acting itself remains a powerful draw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
But internal wrangling is damping what might otherwise be a powerful voice when the EU’s biggest powers, France and Germany, frequently disagree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
An export ban on a less powerful chip had already been lifted.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
By this time, several archaeologists had joined the expedition and immediately ordered that the powerful naval vessel Mykali be brought back from Athens to aid in the removal of the boulders.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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