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Yale, the University of Chicago and Columbia have civics programs on campus, but some programs tend more toward community organizing than alternative ideas and debate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Although there are many alternative remedies for menopause, hormone replacement therapy remains the most effective treatment for the symptoms of menopause.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
A team led by Lawrence Kazak at McGill University's Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute has now identified the molecular trigger for this alternative system, known as the futile creatine cycle.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
The tariffs shook Chinese businesses and led to goods piling up in warehouses, while US firms scrambled to find alternative supplies.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Even if the zeros at the center of black holes don’t provide an easy way to travel through space, the zero of quantum mechanics provides an alternative: the zero-point energy might be the ultimate fuel.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Catcher in the Rye
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