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At 30 days after implantation, nearly 92 percent of the vessels remained open and functioning, compared with 79 percent for synthetic grafts.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025 -
The spokesperson said a 2015-2017 outbreak response recorded more than 170 cases of TB and over 400 cases of inactive TB while a 2021 outbreak linked to a contaminated bone graft product infected 113 people.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Erin Kennedy, 44, turned herself in on Friday in connection with a warrant charging her with two counts of first-degree larceny, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2025
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He has been convicted of disorderly conduct, larceny and robbery, according to the court document.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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What To Know In a January 13 robbery, thieves cut an air brake hose on a BNSF freight train in Arizona.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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For his role in the killing, Rolling Stone reports that Corey Walker pleaded guilty to home invasion robbery with a gun, gang enhancement, and voluntary manslaughter.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Among the soldiers is a cluster of combat veterans, many trained in allied countries, who voice concern about the misapplication of their battlefield expertise.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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This appears to be no more complicated than an application (perhaps a misapplication) of human courtesies to the canine world.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2024
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But there was another side to this sweet young thing—a history of tantrums, thievery, and rebellion.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Peculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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