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Research looking at how to protect the future of England's largest lake showed potential to "fully cancel out" the projected impact of climate change on it.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Tonya Martin — president of Long Beach Pride, the nonprofit organization that organizes the festival — said she was deeply disappointed by the city’s decision to cancel the event.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
We didn’t need that price signal for Vietnam to cancel a gas-fired power-station project just two weeks after the war started and replace it with a renewable-energy project.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
A Pentagon spokesman insisted that the decision to cancel the deployment of the 4,000-strong brigade had been carefully considered and that military commanders had been consulted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Because my weird has to be able to cancel out your weird, Lady Cross-stitch.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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"The Evolution of a Great Idea"
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"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates
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