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The evidence is clear: osteoderms evolved multiple times, independently, across different lizard lineages over hundreds of millions of years.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It’s past time to ensure that federal aviation workers, who keep millions of passengers safe and aviation secure, are never again left without pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Using this database, Google quietly stored detailed records of where millions of people traveled, often minute by minute, day after day.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Dimon’s analogy is inaccurate — cockroaches are highly resilient insects that have survived for hundreds of millions of years.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“There is no escaping the fact that nuclear conflict would leave a tragic world,” declared the opening pages of Fallout Protection, a U.S. government booklet published by the millions in late 1961.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin