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At the same time, manual backup procedures are being eliminated to improve efficiency.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

In Jerusalem, services in the Holy Sepulchre, the site where Christians believe Christ was resurrected, are being held behind closed doors.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“We provided the phones that were operating, so that phone did not go because it was not being used,” Boyd said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Sale's most recent Prem win was against Harlequins on Boxing Day and they got the better of them again by playing the tricky conditions better and being clinical when chances came their way.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The badger looked around as if she could not possibly believe she was being summoned back, but reluctantly resumed her place in the garden beside Clare.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman