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But the suit against the IRS was in court and the judge in the case, Kathleen Williams, didn’t know what to make of it.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

For those who study ancient Greece, the classical era, roughly the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., presents a case study in the failure to learn from history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"Previously, such chelae were known from only three insect groups. This fossil therefore represents the fourth known case of these structures evolving independently in insects," explains Privatdozent Carolin Haug, zoologist at LMU's Faculty of Biology.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

When it emerged that the Lord Advocate had given Swinney important information on the case many months before it became public, including the scale of the embezzlement, opposition parties at Holyrood were furious.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I told Mom that I told Dad, just to get her off my case.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam