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If you believe the official line, Pope Leo XIV is the direct successor to St. Peter, Jesus Christ’s chosen representative of his church on Earth.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

This trade-off is valuable when telescope time is limited and follow-up observations must be carefully chosen.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

“We should be under no illusions. The path we have chosen is hard,” Carney said this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Rachel Khong’s irresistible puzzle of a second novel suggests it is a mistake to think we can force complex, nature-nurture identities in a chosen direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

I had also chosen to stop talking then, not for any particular reason beyond that after a hundred years, you get a little tired of being the last one left in a conversation.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman