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Hillingdon Council described the crime as a "blight" on the borough, and as a local authority, it had "allowed the problem to get bigger".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

While El Niño’s anticipated effects don’t always materialize, on the coast “we tend to get stronger storms offshore, which mean that we get bigger waves reaching our coastline,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

So even with a possible culprit identified, the outbreak may get bigger before it gets smaller.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Netflix’s stock has suffered this year from the departure of co-founder Reed Hastings as well as its own efforts to get bigger.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

It starts in the water, with tiny things, microscopic, and then some get bigger.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead


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