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Meanwhile, McCarthy and Lee, four months pregnant, had just moved to Tennessee, and their marriage—if it could be called that, as records proved elusive—was falling apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Despite progress in cutting the most harmful air pollutants in recent decades, ozone has proved more difficult to tackle as climate change fuels the conditions that favour its formation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The music industry might be upside down in 2026, but one formula that has proved tried and true is the transition from studio to the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
He is expected to say that faster connections to the electricity grid could help fix a "cost crisis" in energy that has proved "crippling for businesses".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I’d hypothesized it for a while, and the vet proved my theory two weeks ago,” I said.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
