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The JCS said earlier the missile was launched towards the East Sea, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Pluskal Group, including Mutabdžija, was studying the same difficult family of diterpenoid alkaloids in wolfsbane, a famously poisonous relative of larkspur that is also known as monkshood.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects more than 1.28 billion adults around the world.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Matthew Myerscough said he was left with post-traumatic stress disorder after being unconscious for 20 minutes buried beneath a metre of snow after a slide on Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, in 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The artist’s full name was Johannes Vermeer, also known as Jan Vermeer, and he was from the Netherlands, in northern Europe.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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