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Maybe slip it onto your wife’s bedside table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The model shows how electrically driven reactions in dust storms release chemicals into the atmosphere, where they are later redeposited onto the surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

A dance hall track by Sean Paul started and she pulled Bell back onto the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead of building everything from scratch, you’re layering onto a foundation that’s already there — salty, savory, complex.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He did not look up as he was hauled onto the bus.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom