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Locals from rural areas gathered at a recent event at the University of Cincinnati to talk about what action they can take to keep data centers at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

U.S. forces struck targets in the area to keep Iranian forces at bay before deploying assets for the extraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Here are a few strategies for keeping anticipatory anxiety at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A big benefactor of the safety car to allow him a cheap pit stop and get up into the points and keep Esteban Ocon at bay for P9.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

In 1973, a Turkish official made an exploratory dive to check out a report that sponge divers had brought handfuls of brilliantly colored glass from the bottom of a bay called Serçe Limani.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler