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Studies indicate that mindfulness practitioners are less susceptible to misinformation, as meditation fosters rational thinking and deliberate decision-making.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Adventure quickly turned deadly as smoke rising from a crater lake indicated that something was very wrong.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Von Massow suggests a number of explanations for that.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Research suggests blackout curtains can similarly block out disruptive artificial and natural light.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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While Missouri Republicans have largely touted state control as a way to curtail crime in Kansas City, the results signal that the system is not widely popular across the state.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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The White House is signaling that postwar investment in Ukraine would serve as a de facto security agreement, entangling American interests and creating much greater risks for future Russian invasions.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Mar. 2025
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This doesn’t imply that diplomatic options are lost.—
Matthew Clary,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Jonas’ price target of $430 implies shares can rebound 93.6% over the next year from Monday’s closing level.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Technology stocks have been battered this year after the recent market meltdown, which drove the S & P 500 into correction territory last week and has the Nasdaq Composite still trading in a correction , a term signifying that an index is down more than 10% from its recent high.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
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To Ukraine, Russia is an existential threat to its sovereignty, as proven by Moscow's invasion, which is viewed in the West as an imperial war of conquest and signifies a broader threat to Europe.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Right lifted their name from an early epic jam from Can can be seen as a mission statement: This trio intends to carry the experimental rock torch into the 21st Century.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Cameras are intended to be used by homeowners to keep their houses safe.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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According to Everett, accusations inferring that her actions were intentional are unwarranted and a false reflection of her character.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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In addition to gathering evidence that supports the possibility of a supermassive black hole in the LMC, the scientists were able to use the speeds of those stars and their quantity relative to ones accelerated by Sgr A* to infer the mass of the LMC black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Point (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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