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For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Even if that had been 100 percent true, and all of our reporting had borne that out, that alone would have been interesting: The president’s pool guy is renovating the Reflecting Pool.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Another common infection came from Hepatozoon spp., a tick borne parasite found in 53% of the animals.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Spurs escaped at the 11th hour, but it was a reprieve borne of luck more than judgement.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If one is continually surviving the worst that life can bring, one eventually ceases to be controlled by a fear of what life can bring; whatever it brings must be borne.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin