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As this series continues to explore how ordinary Americans—not just nine justices—can interpret and enforce the Constitution, the campaign for equal marriage offers examples and tools that dedicated citizens can use to make constitutional meaning.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
At this stage in his lauded career, Bardem is interested only in roles that explore “contradictions with an underlying humanity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"By revealing that this system is boosted by gut signaling from the vagus nerve, novel therapeutic targets could leverage this information to explore vagus nerve-based approaches, such as vagus nerve stimulation."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The river became too narrow to explore with the shallop.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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The Hamberger Lab at MSU studies these natural substances, known as specialized metabolites, and explores how they might be put to practical use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
One of them, “Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation,” explores how culture, across print, visual art and performance, has interpreted and shaped Black queer social and political movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Kuwait Petroleum Corp., the state-owned firm overseeing the sector, and its subsidiary Kuwait Oil Co., which explores and produces oil on behalf of the state, both signed the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Their conversation explores how Trump makes decisions, how his government is structured, and the fundamentally different way he experiences his second term compared to his first.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
Each side continually explores the limits of the other’s tolerance, as in flights of nuclear bombers over the Arctic wastes; the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars—a few entries from a long and dolorous list.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Rogers Byamukama, of the Ugandan Football Federation, argued any avenue that could lead to more resources for nations like his should be explored.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Major issues of unlawful conduct in this case have been repeatedly raised and explored by California’s largest newspaper,” Chan wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Today I have put aside my plush ball in search of the real,” Gelsomina thinks, amusingly invoking semioticians such as Jean Baudrillard, who explored simulacra and authenticity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The discovery of Masripithecus moghraensis suggests that important parts of ape evolutionary history may remain buried in regions that paleontologists have not yet explored in depth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The cats prowled the moonlit corridors as I explored.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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But scientists are now exploring a more complex possibility: dark matter particles may also interact through a hidden force of their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Chevron executives spoke of such alternatives to Hormuz, as the company has been exploring being one of the investors in the construction of a pipeline to connect Iraq’s oil fields to the Syrian coast.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Microsoft is exploring a fine-tuned version of DeepSeek V4 as a low-cost alternative for powering Copilot Cowork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“But it excites me that young directors are exploring the genre’s possibilities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
With a couple of shakes, Duane dried himself off and began his exploring in earnest.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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