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In 2013, multiple media outlets accused Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul of plagiarizing in his speeches, newspaper column and his 2012 book from a variety of sources, including Wikipedia.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
A Prudie reader has some wise words for how to navigate that situation—and readers of the column weigh in on a variety of other dilemmas, too.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
As this column was being written on Aug. 19, for example, the SWR slipped from 5.0% to 4.9%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Bill Plaschke should have consulted with his colleague Laurence Darmiento before writing his ill-informed column on the sale of the Lakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Looking down each column, you will see letters that come from the same cipher alphabet.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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There were competing edits and tales of missing material, some of which was said to be literally buried in the supporting columns of a motorway.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
This lava flowed and then cooled, contracted and cracked, creating around eight-sided basalt columns.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
None of the differences between the chart’s various columns is statistically significant.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Eventually, he said, he was contributing weekly columns to Sp!ts, a free commuter newspaper in Amsterdam, chronicling his growing infatuation with the sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
I knew better than to expect anything as grand as my old library with its brick exterior, white columns, and stone statues posing out front.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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