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The Public Advocate Office argued that might allow for grasses and non-native species, which are much more fire-prone, to take root.

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Finally, Dame Judi Dench was nominated for a 2013 Oscar for “Philomena,” a moving fact-based dramedy rooted in the horrific scandal of the Magdalen Sisters in Ireland.

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Their sense of powerlessness, whether real or imagined, is at the root of their despair.

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The “sponge” holds moisture within itself—as sponges do—keeping that moisture from filtering down deeper where it would no longer reach plants’ roots, and enhancing the effects of fertilizer.

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When you modify gravity, you’re trying to go back to the roots of what space-time is — the left-hand side — and seeing if there’s a modification that makes sense.

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Like TikTok, Triller’s experience is rooted in music, particularly Hip-Hop.

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Charlotte’s roots run deep, from the Revolutionary War to the Civil war, where it served as a railroad junction and then a cotton mill hub for the New South.

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Bush argues MTS should rethink its approach to enforcement and fare evasion citations that have soared in recent years and take steps to address both disparities in enforcement and the root causes that can lead riders to evade fares.

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Elliott called the leak a “betrayal of public trust,” promised to root out who was responsible, and was not at all assuaged when Cate announced it was him.

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Scroll might be off to a slow start in a tough media environment, but Haile’s contemporaries are largely rooting for him.

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