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After pooling the data, researchers found a clear connection between higher intake of legumes and soy foods and a reduced likelihood of developing high blood pressure.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

After graduating from high school in 1948, Rollins started gigging around New York and, by the early 1950s, was recording with Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, who Rollins called his “guru.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Next is seen as a high street success story and a business that has evolved and adapted while its rivals from years gone by have gone to the wall.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If inhaled at high levels, fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

We’d had the stove going for two weeks now, so it was high time to clean out the stovepipe.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck