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The researchers have already used the connectome to study motor control, especially how a fly moves its legs and other body parts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

As she spoke, her eye caught sight of some new greenery already popping up in a completely singed field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“There are already acute shortages in natural gas, and there are also shortages in fertilizer and helium. If this isn’t curtailed within six to eight months, you’ll see challenges,” Pyziur explained.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Discontent among the Poles already threatens to overshadow an upcoming conference on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction scheduled later this month in the northern Polish city of Gdansk.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I turned the oval over in my hands, looking at the work she’d already done, each stitch tiny and regular on the back, but the colors on the front were wild and fluid.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith