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If geological processes occurring after death had altered the carbon signatures in dinosaur teeth, the same unusual values would be expected more broadly.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
It’s genuinely lovely—and I also can’t stop thinking about the invisible fingerprints left by the unnamed censor on our slightly altered text.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026
Local governments across America are increasingly lucrative targets for cybercriminals, who deploy malicious software, phishing emails or subtly altered digital addresses to infiltrate government business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
But in the two decades since it ended, views about the show and what is and is not acceptable to joke about have radically altered.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Rick broke off, the conduits of his brain humming, calculating, and selecting; he altered what he had started to say. “—would detect it,” he finished.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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