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If Lake Powell declines so low that its dam can no longer generate hydropower, that would also create other problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Even during periods of low flow, pumps at the southern end of the delta that feed the aqueducts could operate longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"If you've got a longer interval between when the vaccine gets given and when baby is born, then you get even better protection," says Dr Watson.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Tanbreez is no longer a future project — it is a project in development.”

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

For longer than I’d been alive, only the right people ever seemed to know about it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith