Results suggested this impact was due to the plants creating a physical barrier that disrupted the movement of cucumber beetles, rather than any effects of repelling them or attracting beneficial insects.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
In a press release, the Navy touted the Stockdale's role in helping repel multiple Houthi attacks during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb straight and escort operations of U.S.-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
Vrabel then asked players to resist pulling sweatshirt hoodies over their heads during meetings.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
The most resilient enterprises of tomorrow will not be the ones that resist change—but those that learn, adapt, and lead through it—with data, decisiveness, and humanity.
Fred Couples turned back the clock Thursday but couldn’t quite recreate that magic Friday (still timeless!).
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Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
President Trump’s tariff plan appears determined to turn back the clock, and nowhere does his plan defy common sense more than with those same spices that Marco Polo and countless others in the ancient world journeyed for years to bring to the world.
As Saxon and Lochlan try to decipher what happened between them, we are asked to think about why we’re aroused (or repulsed) by it.
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Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.
Companies may be able to absorb some of the new costs, but some of the steep 104 percent tariffs will be passed on to consumers, which may cause some fast-fashion customers to turn away from these stores.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Some people have been turned away from care due to stigma, making treatment more difficult.
In addition, casein is known to promote satiety, thus helping to stave off nighttime hunger and reduce the urge to snack between meals.
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Veronica Cristino,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
Graham told reporters on Wednesday that a $5 trillion increase to the debt limit should stave off the threat of default through the coming midterm elections.
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