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The statistics behind those stories are real: Younger adults are drinking less than previous generations did at the same age.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
We learned that some of the most important administration figures, like Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, were left behind on Surface-to-Air Missile One.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Only Courtney wasn’t happy to be left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Alexis Milan waits with his blind 17-year-old son for the sun to disappear behind the horizon of Central Havana, so they can head to the roof.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Let’s start over from the top, La. You saw this boy from behind, so you don’t know what his face looks like?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"It is the first moment that separates our heads from our behinds."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
Research published Thursday in the journal Science suggests they feed their hatchlings a milk-like substance too, but from their behinds.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
And sure, the students might not read it—but it’s a crucial way for faculty to cover their own behinds at grading time, or at least point to when they start to get letters.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2022
Though curious and wide-ranging in her investigation, Radke chose to leave some behinds behind.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
They bobbed their heads and shook their slack behinds and turned, one at a time: “ ’Bye, Annie.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
