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[jen-er-uhl] / ˈdʒɛn ər əl /




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Immigration can provide an economic boost if migrants are more highly skilled than the general population, Skuterud said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, satellite images appear to show extensive damage to the IRGC's naval headquarters and its general headquarters in the eastern suburbs of Tehran.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Congressional Democratic support of legislation that would undercut Democratic governors and attorneys general is a long shot, in our view,” wrote Stifel Chief Washington Policy Strategist Brian Gardner in a research note this week.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The models successfully reproduced the general asymmetry caused by temperature differences, but the observed effect was stronger than predicted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

I guess I was just to my limit with feeling bad about myself, and lonely, and tired out in general.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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