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PopUp bagels are not much bigger than a palm, and come in just five flavors: plain, poppy, salt, sesame and everything.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
For decades, L.A.’s hazy blue days and golden pink dusks have given way to nights speckled with golden orange, where amber streetlights twinkle across hills, valleys and coastal plain like stars in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The videos are real, but the picture they shape for you is often skewed, manipulated, or plain false.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Dimunitive and draped in a plain cotton sari and rubber sandals, Banerjee hardly looked like a politician who would topple one of the world's longest-running elected Communist governments.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
I wasn’t lacking in ambition, but it was going to take plain luck to make it in this place.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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'Tis A Gift To Be Simple: Words For National Simplicity Day
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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