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Dai managed to help Marley back onto the kayak but could not climb back on himself.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Some videos make it onto Brovdi's social media accounts -- where he is followed by hundreds of thousands -- with cartoony music and mocking captions.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

On the other hand, the older worker who holds onto a job for a few years longer but is then displaced may have a harder time finding a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“The last thing we need is to have a pole fall onto someone or something if there are high winds,” the bureau’s Clinton Tsurui wrote in the June 4, 2025, email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They’re talking to two of their pack: scouts who’ve gone down onto the fells to seek reindeer.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver