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The flu normally starts in the Southeastern states, but this year it started on the West Coast—a break from the norm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Waymo officially launched in San Diego in September, but its vehicles started showing up months earlier as they were testing, locals say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Halfway through season 3 of ‘Next Generation,’ I no longer knew where Jean-Luc started and Patrick Stewart left off,” he told reporters at a Television Critics Association press conference in 2020.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
At the offices of Novaya Gazeta, they've already started packing.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Because we never had fried mush till school started.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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