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People relied less on religious authorities and more on the meaning they could create from “available images, symbols, moral codes, and doctrines.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Alabama have never allowed the exclusion to be taken for state taxes largely because of the way their tax codes conform with federal law.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The top-secret information that Ames shared with his KGB handlers included CIA codes and methods as well as the names of Soviet double agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

In fire-prone areas, Cal Fire and local fire departments already enforce defensible space rules, and building codes require home hardening like covering vents with mesh to prevent embers from entering the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“Yes, sir. I think somebody on the boat is lonely. He and his girlfriend back home are probably totally into secret codes and junk.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein