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Social posts predicted “the beginning of the end,” along with smaller portions and worse food.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
In Chobe, a wildlife-rich district in northern Botswana near the borders with Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a local MP raised concerns after residents reportedly collected portions directly from a carcass at a school.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
During the dramatic flooding of the Long Beach peninsula caused by Hurricane Marie, some 20 homes were evacuated, and portions of the boardwalk were destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
One of the species was named Callipallene pilosuspedes because of the long, curved spines covering the lower portions of its legs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
“What makes my legs go, Dranpa?” asked the young philosopher, surveying those active portions of his frame with a meditative air, while resting after a go-to-bed frolic one night.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
