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More than a spectacle, the event was meant to serve as what Mr. Bordewich calls a “grand theater of national harmony where Americans could come together again in a performance of patriotic self-affirmation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Staniforth will have to serve 16 years and 133 days before he is eligible for parole.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Encampment resolution programs, such as Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe that offered shelter to tent dwellers, will have fewer to serve.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Some appear to serve important biological functions, including supporting wound healing, maintaining tissue balance, and helping guide embryonic development.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
“It’s probably too warped to be useful. It would serve us better in the fire.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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