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The problem partly stems from a long-predicted surge in peak high tides, caused by a particular alignment of the Earth, moon and sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

You can describe the toppings in magnificent detail or simply promise “lots of toppings!” if you’d prefer not to commit to a particular spread.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In one experiment in 2012, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology gave mice a mild electric shock in a particular cage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Katja Hoyer’s “Weimar” is a powerful and detailed reconstruction of a “stark and terrifying example of a collapsed democracy” and how that collapse consumed the conscience of a particular city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The teams will not rest this first night—they are too excited and must be allowed to run until they settle in—so the darkness brings a particular insanity of passing teams and tangles and moose.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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