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Cooperative breeding is a strategy that’s arisen across the tree of life.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The uncertainty over Carvalho’s future has arisen about five months after the Board of Education unanimously voted to retain him for a second, four-year contract, at an annual salary of $440,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Instead it seems the killings are an inevitable tragic consequence of the tension that has arisen between federal law enforcement’s aggressive tactics and the resistance from citizens and local governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The board was told questions had been asked about whether "there had been intent to defraud" but reassured "this was not the case and the situation had arisen due to human error".

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

What happened to the tens of thousands of distinct languages that must have arisen in China over that long time span?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond