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Phillips, who has a history of high-profile emergency management work, first mentioned the incident in online discussions and later expanded on it in interviews.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Flores was certainly the more active but few of those shots found the target as Scotney threw with precision and purpose - doing the cleaner work.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
On top of that, science has advanced so far since the days of Newton that it’s hard for a single inventor to have enough breadth and depth of knowledge to work alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The couple went back to work, and Jackie laid two new eggs in late February.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
“If you’re going to work with the underground, Tante Corrie, you must learn not to ask questions.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.