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Babe Ruth once visited the Toledo Blade headquarters, tossing signed baseballs from a balcony to adoring crowds below.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

As research continues, Mars is proving to be far more complex than once thought, with many of its secrets still waiting to be uncovered.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The church members plan to gather for a service at Kheimeh Molaghat on Easter Sunday, where they intend to once again pray together for the future of Iran and their loved ones back home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The trademark right hand still carried threat, but the explosiveness, timing and confidence that once made him so dangerous were not as prevalent.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Then all at once he was telling me about his wife and children in Bremen, about their garden, their dogs, their summer hiking vacations.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom