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Instead, the researchers suggest that allowing natural ecological processes to unfold can restore biodiversity while also preserving the genetic diversity of plants already adapted to the local area.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
“He was big Tupac and we watched it unfold with everybody else on TV.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It was really neat to see it unfold because he sent an initial list and we were like, ‘Wow, this is great,’ ” LeMaire says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some part of myself, watching the following moments unfold, was shocked.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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“Beginning Middle End” unfolds in 24 parts, emulating the structure of the Odyssey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
However, depending on how the situation unfolds before the transfer window closes on 1 September, it could be very significant in one way.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Lanterns,” which unfolds across two timelines, is the boldest entry so far in James Gunn’s remade DC Universe.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The approach unfolds gradually, revealing the home with a sense of anticipation that is both cinematic and unforgettable.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It rises perhaps twelve meters and then unfolds as if by magic into a simple T. A high house on the edge of the sea.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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As the crisis in Iran unfolded, in China, “almost from day one there was this sense that, ‘We are able to manage this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Last week’s talks unfolded under the threat of new U.S. tariffs, which officially took effect at 12 a.m.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Using doorbell footage, pictures of the scene and police reports, we can now piece together exactly how this fatal incident unfolded.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
So in other words, as the century unfolded, the housing stock in Rust Belt cities was able to absorb demand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
She opened up the box and unfolded the tissue paper inside to find a pair of pink ballet shoes.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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These processes can occur simultaneously and feed back into one another rather than unfolding as a simple sequence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
And grassroots campaigns are also unfolding, as community leaders recruit voters to defend their local elections, including online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Below is MarketWatch’s full coverage of this unfolding set of policy moves and how they might affect the dollar, federal spending and the economy:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Another crisis is unfolding underground, threatening the very foundations of buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Here the real business was up close and on top of you: gas stations, Wal-Marts, Kmarts, Dunkin Donuts, Blockbuster Videos, a ceaseless unfolding pageant of commercial hideousness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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