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In Birgitta Trotzig’s novella, a young woman’s toughness in the face of poverty and heartbreak sets her apart from her village peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
After nearly three years, Bazoum is "still held in the same place and in the same conditions" with no windows, doors or visits apart from his doctor, Coulibaly, the lawyer, said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
This has left investors with few attractive options, apart from going to cash, to help their portfolios weather this latest storm.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026
Previously, it regularly reached waters about 20 meters deep, a feature that set it apart from other Arctic regions where landfast ice had already retreated.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
For more than 2 million years, human neural networks kept growing and growing, but apart from some flint knives and pointed sticks, humans had precious little to show for it.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.