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It writes that the "ambitious data centre plans are running into reality", reporting that "some 47 big projects have been delayed, blocked or withdrawn this year – at a 'conservative estimate'."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
In the 37-34 defeat by the Bills, Mevis missed a 50-yard field-goal attempt, and a potential winning 48-yard attempt in overtime that was blocked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
On Thursday, there were brief scuffles when police blocked protesters as they tried to hang a banner from a footbridge in the Thai capital, but there was no sign of trouble on Friday morning.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
To investigate the protein's role, scientists conducted experiments in laboratory mice in which PD-L2 was either removed or blocked.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Last weekend the big excitement was the elk that wandered onto Main Street and blocked traffic for an hour.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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