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[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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Kinzel said that the office immediately determined it would be inappropriate to get involved with the case, and that the office “did everything it should have to ensure that a conflict-free prosecution would occur.”

From Los Angeles Times

Many incidents occurred before the pardons; only four insurrectionists allegedly reoffended since receiving their pardons.

From Salon

“Influenza cases are rising, and there is a lot of influenza activity and ensuing disruption occurring,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told Salon.

From Salon

Should prices fall for a sustained period, deflation could occur that hurts economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Minneapolis shooting occurred Wednesday morning on a residential street.

From Los Angeles Times