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Others ultimately need dental surgery under general anesthesia, which makes them completely unconscious during the procedure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
He has said that any fundamental changes would require a mandate at a general election, which is due by 2029.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
"We think it is unfair to pass that burden on to the general public, so we will propose a new financial model that is fair to both solar producers and consumers."
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
“We have a general snap count that he’s always going to have going into the game,” defensive coordinator Chris Shula said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
He was incredulous to learn that the attorney general had investigated Household and then been prevented, by a state judge, from releasing the results of his investigation.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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One new sleuth is Carter Church, a 27-year-old AI engineer who decrypted a 19th-century letter to one of Napoleon's generals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It drafted a plan that was informed by secret trips to border cities made by Canadian army generals, who would pose as tourists and snap photos of bridges and highways for intelligence.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
By one account, he has blocked the advancement of more than 80 generals and admirals.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Say this for Mr. Bush’s critics back then, including retired generals and Republicans in Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
After defeating Brutus and Cassius, the Caesarian generals went their separate ways to oversee parts of the Republic as agreed under the terms of the Triumvirate.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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