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For decades, the industry defined daily life, employing thousands of workers and sending millions of tonnes of coal around the world.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Beijing has long had the legal power to block deals on broadly defined security grounds, but in practice it preferred to slow-walk transactions to death rather than reject them outright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

For now, that appeal is defined less by detailed policy and more by the promise of change.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Under current district policy, which stretches over 100 pages, a reassignment is not defined as a new work role in another school and does not mean the accused would have similar duties.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“Luke, you have to understand that we are not defined solely by our choices. Even by our actions, to some extent. None of us are.”

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss