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Australia cautioned that the longer the war draws on "the more significant the impact on the global economy will be, and the greater the human cost".

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Sometimes that means longer flight routes or startlingly rapid takeoffs and landings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The theory was he would no longer be tied down by the burden of his own expectation and quickly produce more major victories now his 11-year fallow period had finally ended.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Now the Cougars are no longer under the radar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Her eyes didn’t open, but her limbs no longer shook.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman