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Energetics makers in Russia and China face fewer hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
He moved at a time, he says, when there were far fewer foreign residents.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Today, most families depend on two incomes, fewer people are married and families have fewer children to share the caregiving responsibilities.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The time-restricted group also tended to make fewer mistakes on tests involving memory and learning, although that difference did not reach statistical significance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Three hundred ninety-eight residents, out of the original population of 10,341, registered to return on the opening of Okuma, and fewer than 800 of the former population of 8,000 committed to return to Futaba.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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