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The researchers say the connectome could support many future lines of investigation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

After starting to film his section of the music video, An alleges West "couldn't remember his lines", shouted cut, and turned his attention to shooting a different scene.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

This has made unthinkable a conventional armored thrust to Tehran, along the lines of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Memorizing your lines seems like such a foundational part of an actor’s job that there wouldn’t be much to say about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

There was an expression of something like despair mingled now with the worry lines in his face.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom