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The museum’s original director and chief executive, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, stepped down from her role in early 2025 after less than five years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
In one example, they replaced the original multiple-choice prompts, which described specific psychological tasks, with the instruction "Please choose option A."
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
More important, the court reoriented voting-rights law toward its original constitutional purpose—preventing intentional racial discrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Comey's original post from May 2025 contained an image of the seashells on a beach that spelled out "86 47", with the caption, "Cool shell formation on my beach walk".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Now this character turns up out of nowhere to sell Steve Eisman on what he claims is his own original brilliant idea for betting against the subprime mortgage bond market.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Academy Awards, List 4
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