in which

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After ruling out more serious autoimmune conditions, my new dermatologist did a scalp biopsy and finally diagnosed me with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, or FAPD, in which inflammation damages hair follicles via scarring.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

That was especially funny because he mentioned it right after giving a quite different example, in which he was asked identify a bear among four animal shapes.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

But this time marked a change from recent swearing-ins, in which Wall Street had rolled out starkly red carpets.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Tulsi Gabbard resigned Friday as director of national intelligence, capping a tumultuous tenure in which she was largely sidelined from President Trump’s national-security operations, including in Venezuela and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Dates inscribed on many of the coins provided the most conclusive proof of the time in which the ship had sailed and had met with disaster.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler