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The interior ministry statement said in a statement translated from Arabic: "Security forces immediately launched an operation to apprehend the perpetrators, acting on precise intelligence and through intensive field operations, tracking the kidnappers' movements."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The acknowledgment underscores that despite weeks of intensive U.S. operations targeting Iran’s missile infrastructure, the threat has not been fully eliminated and continues to be a factor in the military operation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
But climate change and intensive farming have reduced the variety of flowers bees depend on.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
Some of the most fervent enthusiasts believe it will cut back the energy requirements for computationally intensive tasks.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
They had no intensive agriculture, and only questionably any agriculture at all.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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