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No-one, however, expected the season to end with Liverpool fans turning on Slot.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

One health benefit of “demand response” programs like this is that they keep older, dirtier gas fired power plants from turning on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Some Gerringong residents have resorted to extreme measures, turning on garden sprinklers to prevent tourists from taking pictures on their lawns.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Instead, I lay down on my bed, without taking off my shoes, without turning on the light.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt



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