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[sim-puhl] / ˈsɪm pəl /






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The reason, Coleman explains, is simple: The couple no longer feel the need for such a vast space and hope to create a new custom dwelling that is much smaller.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“I was immediately caught by the simple but hooky straightforward guitar riff, and ripping drums holding it down,” Dragge says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The method transforms simple and widely available starting materials into compact, highly strained molecules known as "housanes," named because their shape resembles a simple drawing of a house.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

This, then, is the simple explanation of the whole method of knocks and raps.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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