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Crowther shares a few scraps of despairing, Plathian verse, but almost entirely neglects her unfinished posthumous memoir, published in 1974 as “My Story.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The Cleveland and Akron metro areas have recorded more deaths than births for almost a decade, although the balance has improved since the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

This is almost always followed by the mention of a food item and some amount of money.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Data from FlightRadar24 shows the flight cruising at 36,000ft when almost three hours into its journey, over the Adriatic Sea, it took a sharp left-hand turn and landed 20 minutes later.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“Yeah, no problem. I just . . .” He almost looks like he’s missed me as much as I missed him, but I know better than to believe that.

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