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A source with knowledge of the evidence, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said investigators working on the federal probe obtained proof that smoke was coming out of the ground at the Lachman fire site between Jan. 1 and Jan. 7.

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The litmus tests for continuing negotiations over the summer was proof China was indeed allowing the flow of critical minerals.

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“The attitude of investors is so positive right now that the burden of proof is falling on the bears to figure out why not to go up, and that’s why we’ve seen what we’ve seen over the last couple of weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide.

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It was proof that the old-school ways still work…if there’s no handy Shaolin temple nearby.

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For years I considered leaf blowers the soundtrack of suburban arrogance—loud, obnoxiously polluting, proof someone thought their driveway mattered more than the planet.

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