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“This work presents an opportunity to coordinate,” Whirledge said, noting ongoing undergrounding of power lines by Southern California Edison and other widescale construction.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Scientists hope the ongoing work will help reveal how lifestyle habits, overall health, and biological processes influence the way physical performance changes across a lifetime.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
"So that makes it a very serious infection and that's why we need ongoing research to look for new treatments and vaccines."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“Those talks are still ongoing, with ITV promising an update soon. While it’s impossible to say why talks are dragging on, one can only speculate it is disagreement about price,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
I take more photos: the ongoing handball match, the monkey bars where we played Gladiator, the long yellow slide, the swings.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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