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Small animals are generally more difficult to find in the fossil record because their fragile bones are less likely to survive the fossilization process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The calculation from Cunningham’s end, if there is one, is also not difficult to understand.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
That would make it more difficult to buy, as well as refinance an existing loan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
They pointed to the success of an Inside Safe operation at 6th and Fairfax, where the sidewalk was later narrowed and new landscaping was planted, making it difficult to camp there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
She explains that she had been taught from childhood to respect priests and what they represent in the Catholic religion, but she is finding it more and more difficult to do so.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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"Angels in the Snow"
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Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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