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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
While his co-hosts jeered at Talarico for being weak — and possibly even vegan — Watters admitted that Paxton’s past fraud allegations and general demeanor marked him as a bit of a creep.
From Salon ● 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
She said the reasons people might reach out to the appeal included unemployment, ill health and the general high cost of living.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
From the general store, Ma buys cloth to stitch an extra set of pants and shirts for Father and me.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
Party elders once settled on state governors and army generals as presidential nominees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
By one account, he has blocked the advancement of more than 80 generals and admirals.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
There was also a series of angry messages about other generals who had danced without his permission.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
For now I just let Thomas navigate me around the crowds of generals and aristocrats.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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