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[uh-lohn] / əˈloʊn /




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While it is also before the same judge as the MDL in California, the states are accusing Meta alone of violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a federal law known as COPPA.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Based on our calculation, even if the inventory drawdown rate picks up to more than one million barrels a day, China’s commercial reserves alone are enough to sustain another six months,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Honestly, I’m dubious of the film’s certainty that folks even have the bandwidth to care about such news, let alone agree on what they’re seeing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It is difficult to explain, but I felt as if I were all alone in the world, a world I used to love, and that I had come to hate.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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