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Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution's IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
That makes the crater nearly 100 million years younger than previously believed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
The trust previously raised £50,000 in 37 days to buy a nearby field on Samares Lane in 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her lawyers had previously said her small veins made it likely she would experience unnecessary suffering from lethal drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
This alerts us to a feature of Brunelleschi’s peep-show I have not previously mentioned: he stood, according to Manetti, inside the porch of the cathedral.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 71-80
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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