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Israeli tank tracks were still visible on the ground, while Hebrew writing was seen on the wall of one home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some Ohioans were adamant that I try their state’s Johnny dish, the Johnny Marzetti, a decadent casserole with ground beef, sausage, pasta, tomato sauce and cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that operates the nest livestream, has long argued that the roughly 63-acre parcel is a critical hunting ground for the local eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Not everyone has the ability to accept no as an answer, but it’s important to hold your ground.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Thomacita’s workstation had reclosable plastic bags filled with Diné delicacies like ground white corn, blue corn, dééh, and chii.chin.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
It democratizes constitutional enforcement because it poses the simplest and most urgent question: Does the state have actual grounds to take away this person’s liberty?
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The grounds crew let the grass grow out more than usual to start to get the coloring to fade, an employee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He believed there was a substantial chance the two artists or their entourages would encounter each other as Drakeo left the stage or festival grounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“All these empty graves just for show. Marvellers scared of death, scared of their own shadows,” she said, thinking of the proper burial grounds in the Underworld.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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