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Habits are hard to change, however; American buyers still shifted toward larger vehicles, such as SUVs and full-size trucks, and away from compact and subcompact cars in March, according to Cox’s Kelley Blue Book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
It's hard to accurately say how much these online conversations are truly affecting contraception usage in the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
In August of 2024, I walked the Himalayan ranges of Venice with Dennis Hathaway and his wife, Laura Silagi, who had taken a hard fall on one of their neighborhood’s countless volcanic sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Maggie swallowed hard and reached into the cooler.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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"Mother to Son"
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