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But this was only when people knew they were talking to an AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

There is only one older piece of evidence of wood used by humans, from the Kalambo Falls site in Zambia, dating to around 476,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

For her career, Grant needs only one more to tie Nuveman’s Bruins record of 90.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

It was only when samples arrived at the biomedical research laboratory in the capital Kinshasa -- nearly 1,800 kilometres away as the crow flies -- that the Ebola outbreak was confirmed.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Like an island in the city, the massive park held secrets that only a few of us knew.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith