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If the academy had been open earlier, Martinez says, she might have sent her son there instead of Berkeley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In earlier versions, a human had to tune the controller by hand.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Republic of Ireland faced Israel in Women's EuroBasket qualifiers last autumn and earlier this year after "extensive deliberations".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Lee started the event earlier this year after seeing how her friends reveled in hacking old hardware but had nowhere to show off their reimagined contraptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
And just like earlier in the day, I was breathing heavy and looking fierce, people were staring at me, and I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do next.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
