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[ih-nish-uhl] / ɪˈnɪʃ əl /


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US and Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland for direct talks after signing an initial agreement to end the war last week.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

“Humble aims to partner with ports, terminal operators, and intermodal shipping companies for initial deployments,” Cohen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

An initial deal between the warring sides announced by Pakistan this week has come too late for this mango season, which began in June in southern Sindh province.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Vladimir Kucherenko, a Russian nationalist YouTuber who uses the pseudonym Maxim Kalashnikov, wrote on social media Thursday that Moscow police had summoned him for questioning after he posted a video of the initial refinery attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Dr. Gibson-Gray developed the initial theories of spatial teleportation —then colloquially known as “time travel”—during her tenure as a quantum physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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