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"The nature and sequencing of those next steps will be shaped by the decisions the parties make now."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

You can determine what you want readers to take away from your life: what motivated you, who shaped you and why you made certain choices.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

While political satire will inevitably find other ways to reach an audience, the end of “The Late Show” franchise marks a significant loss to a media format that has often shaped American consciousness.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Ethiopia's Afar region remains an active rifting zone, shaped by tectonic forces and volcanic eruptions.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

With a heavy sigh I held up one of the cardboard cutouts shaped like a cell phone.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas