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In a series of three trades spanning mere hours on Monday, Gladstone completely remade his team’s defense with a new safety and two defensive linemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The district, spanning some 900 square miles, is the largest in the country, and the majority of its 200,000 students are low-income.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
That ancestor is estimated to have lived during the Early Miocene, an interval spanning roughly 23 million to 16 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
No10 North will share the city centre building with other government departments spanning business, education, local government and the Cabinet Office.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He still has a scar, spanning three of his fingers, where he accidentally sliced his skin open.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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