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In a series of three trades spanning mere hours on Monday, Gladstone completely remade his team’s defense with a new safety and two defensive linemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The district, spanning some 900 square miles, is the largest in the country, and the majority of its 200,000 students are low-income.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The charges relate to allegations from six women spanning a decade between 1999 and 2009.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Even as some populations maintained relatively stable genetic ancestry within their home regions, they could also participate in broader networks of genetic exchange spanning considerable distances.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
They crossed a small bamboo bridge spanning one of the many creeks that curved in through the muddy banks of the island.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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