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In just 30 years, the heavily thinned forest had not only recovered all the carbon removed during harvesting, but had also gained enough additional carbon to equal the increase seen in the unharvested controls.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
The government, based in the city of Aden, controls much of the country's south and east -- a region that is larger but much less populated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Since the Littlejohn leak, IRS executives have said they have been tightening security controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He added that he "pulled the controls" of the plane.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He seemed completely at ease behind the controls, as if he'd driven this boat a dozen times.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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