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A 2024 study in Scientific Reports examined the collapse and found that communities built primarily around information exchange were hit hardest.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
Military bases housing US personnel were targeted around 50 times in total, primarily during the first two weeks of the conflict.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Aaron Booker, who lives in Bellingham, Wash., said that his family owns multiple EVs, save for a gas-powered Suzuki that his college-aged son primarily drives—and which cost almost $47 to fill recently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Blitz courts are primarily used for trials but also cover sentencing hearings and appeals.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
What I knew about black people—or Negroes, which was the preferred term at that time—was primarily what I saw on 125th Street, in the newspapers, and in church.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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