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Researchers suspected that another molecule was helping the toxin reach its target, but repeated attempts to identify it had failed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The 21 shots they had on Saturday was the most they have had on goal at home without scoring since 23 attempts against Tottenham in November 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
That moment is exactly why rights holders have a duty to push back against any attempts for AI companies to pretend their chatbots are included in the old chestnut that “great artists steal.”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Although he never became president despite three attempts, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas sparked an insurgent democratic movement that ultimately led to the opening of Mexico’s authoritarian regime to political competition and free elections in the late 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Nobody knew anything, and as I grew more agitated, my attempts at English dissolved into incoherence.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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