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The authors count the many ways in which the internet can counteract loneliness by providing opportunities to participate in lifelong learning courses, join support and interest groups, and stay in touch with friends and family.

Despite the intensity of the material, Snook describes the “All Her Fault” production as a place where cast members were joking and messing around to counteract the sadness their characters were enduring.

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But Izumi also has raised the alarm that pervasive AI use could counteract the benefits of homework by enabling cut-and-paste laziness.

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Madison distilled it down: “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.”

The measure, which will be on the Nov. 4 statewide ballot, was drafted to counteract a redistricting plan in Texas intended to give Republicans more seats.

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