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Brown fat has attracted attention for its possible role in metabolism and obesity research.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Cannes’ late spring date gives movies playing there a head start in gaining the attention of awards voters and film critics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
But lowering the bar for algorithmic alerts based on probabilistic estimates effectively expands the number of people subjected to police attention.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Yet it values Iran as a strategic counterweight—a state that ties down American attention and military assets, a supplier of discounted oil and a customer for Chinese technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He picked up the chalk, pointed at the blackboard, and wrote a large, crooked A. Turning in her big chair, Little Britches gave him all her attention.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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