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Baker-Mazara claims in the lawsuit that the third-year USC men’s basketball coach “lost his mind” in the wake of a late-season loss to Nebraska last February, which essentially eliminated USC from postseason play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Ireland made a bet on globalization and a world without conflict, essentially, and set itself up as a European hub for primarily American companies,” said Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The methane budget is essentially an accounting system for the gas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The solution is essentially an array of specialized sensors that allows a Digit 5 to reliably detect people in its vicinity and slow its movements the closer someone gets to it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Notice that the syncopated notes in the melody come on the second and fourth quarters of the beat, essentially alternating with the strong eighth-note pattern laid down in the accompaniment.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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