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He had a complex partial seizure while delivering an on-camera speech on the House floor last year, stopping midsentence before continuing to speak in a slow and halting voice for more than 30 seconds.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
More than 3,000 people are missing after a partial detachment of a glacier on a Nepalese mountain sparked the disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The child's parents took him to the accident and emergency department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was treated for partial blistering to his leg and forearm.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The liver is unusual among major human organs because it can regenerate after significant damage or even partial removal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“If I were you,” he said, “I’d start in the nine hundreds, over there—but that’s because I’ve always been partial to biography.”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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