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[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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Future research will expand to larger primate samples, investigate diet-wear links in the wild, and apply advanced imaging to see how lesions form.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Regulators around the world have begun to apply social media bans and other legislation that requires forms of age verification for companies such as Apple and Google.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s why the laws that apply to the rest of us should apply to judges, and those who interpret our laws should be subject to those same laws.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The same would not apply to the ugly conversations of the day before.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Although I did not mention Life Services in my article “Top Ten Tips for First-rate Funeral Behavior,” the same rules apply.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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