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Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He stressed that the cycle often makes mistakes and it speaks to the timing and direction of turns rather than their magnitude.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier says via email that her conversations with Fanning “centered around making Margo feel emotionally truthful rather than overly styled.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Coe died in 2017 and even before that, Pulte’s philanthropy focused primarily on giving cash to individuals rather than charities pushing the theocratic vision common among Fellowship recipients.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Now I wondered why she’d tasked me with the laundry rather than Danny or Joe, since they’d be home from school in a little while.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu