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The drought years of the early 2020s decimated the eggs, which prompted emergency action even before Newsom announced his salmon plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

What no one expected was that the most heated exchange of the night would come after the bulk of the action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

If designers understood the hurdles that users faced, they could reduce the friction between intention and action by making the machine intuitive to use.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

But the commission, which has promised an action plan for May, has so far ruled that out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“But you don’t like lots of eyes looking at you,” said Cat, remembering his comment about Toy Boat’s action figures.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn