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Earlier proposals include giving local authorities in England new powers to force fly-tippers to clean up waste they have dumped and pay fines without having to go through the courts.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Instead of giving up on baseball when he needed Tommy John surgery, his father encouraged Stripling to use the yearlong rehabilitation process as a way to explore what a future without baseball might look like.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Canon ended up giving him another $40 million lest the previous $100 million be lost in bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"Trying -- and even failing -- to lose weight is not harmful. But giving up altogether may be."

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

“The bridges aren’t burned. I’m so mad. Have been for a long time. But there’s a big difference between giving up hope and not being here. We’re still here, man.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith