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The fossils were discovered at Wadi Moghra in northern Egypt and provide the first definitive evidence of an ape from North Africa.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Unfortunately, Greenspan’s inarticulate answer to a question about his regulatory philosophy was widely reported, and his definitive statement on the cause of the crisis wasn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
You could not blame him for swerving a definitive answer, yet it was a pertinent question.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
However, officials said they could not establish a definitive toll until autopsies had been completed and the bodies recovered from the fire had been formally identified,.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
While the Viking biology experiments are a pioneering first effort, they hardly represent a definitive search for life on Mars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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